hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
innumerable; unfathomable; unutterable
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
extremely deep (i.e. profound)
human nature; human heart; human spirit; public feeling; people's sentiments
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
winner; victor; conqueror
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
bones left after cremation (esp. those of a Buddha or Boddhisatva); grain of rice; cooked rice
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
un-; non-; negative prefix
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)