when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
part; section; affected part (of the body); private parts; genitals
to forebode; to have a presentiment
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
house; dwelling; human habitation
plank of a bridge; bridge plank
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
crudely made zori with straw fastenings
at first; initially; in the beginning
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
four (long cylindrical things)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
quality (of a product or a service)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
superior make; luxury binding
to be bothered (by something); to suffer
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts