your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
in accordance with; subordinate to
(not) in any way; in no way
visitor from afar; joy-bringing spirit from the divine realms
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
even though; despite; notwithstanding
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
strange tale; curious report; strange report
Chen (ancient Chinese state; approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (of China; 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
Chinese "Neck" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
some day; hereafter; at some future time
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
to speak words (of); to speak (to); to say (something); to say some (kind, comforting, etc.) words
indirection; indirectness
to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
to bend (the truth); to distort; to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to pawn
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)