flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
degeneration; retrogression
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
Japanese-Chinese; Japan and China
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
one large ...; a great ...
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
to put on airs; to affect (e.g. importance); to look wise
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
type 1; category 1; first class
class; heading; group; category
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
great (learned) priest; celebrated priest who has attained spiritual enlightenment
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)