commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
sharing; division; draw; tie
hard to reach place; remote place
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
road approaching a shrine
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
very careful; thoroughly prepared
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
however; having said that; but
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
watchful waiting; careful supervision
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven