of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
France; French (language)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
authority; power; influence
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to look down on; to make light of
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
all things; all creation; universal
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
talented person; clever person
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
it is not (like that) either
ardent; passionate; vehement
up until now; as recently as the present
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
manner of speaking; way of speaking; intimation; lip service; words
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
lecture attendance; auditing
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
short and stout; small but wide around