general idea; concept; notion
commonplace; ordinary; trite; informal and easy to understand (of writing, etc.)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
persistence; single-mindedness
treatise on painting; essay on painting; theory of painting
getting on board; sailor; seaman
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
Western civilization; Western civilisation
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
inscription; epitaph; (manufacturer's) engraved signature; motto; maxim
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
to jump from one thing to another
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone