claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
bento; Japanese box lunch
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
rather; sooner; preferably
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
such ... as; or some such
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
seasoning; flavour; flavor
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
taste; palate; sense of taste