whatever the case; under any circumstances
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
to thrust before; to thrust at
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
ceaselessly; continually; all the time; incessantly
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
with a friendly grin; smilingly
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
loss; defeat; counter for losses
virtue; charm; merit; good point
winner; victor; conqueror
study; library; den; home office; reading room
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
title; index; heading; headline; caption
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to be worried; to be troubled
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
and; AND (Boolean operator)
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest