materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
particular interest; fondness
to be negligent; to neglect; to slight
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
not necessarily so; is not always true
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
Buddhist memorial service
conference; annual convention
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
illiterate or blind person; person who sees without understanding; amaurosis
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to hold an additional item in one's hand; to use an additional hand to hold
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
new knowledge; up-to-date information; advanced ideas
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
unqualified; without qualifications
expert; knowledgeable person; authority (on a subject)
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
intelligence; intellect; brains
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
troublesome; annoying; complicated
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten