obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
nothing but; none other than
a little bit; a little while
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
when; at what moment; what time
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
deva (being with god-like characteristics)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
at least; at most; (even) just
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?