flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to honor; to honour; to respect; to esteem; to prize
form of expression; form of presentation
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
common reed (Phragmites australis)
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
(somebody's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
mediocrity; the masses; ordinary run of men
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
in that manner; like that
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
(how) many times; (how) often
auspicious sign; good omen
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
only; merely; but; no more than
outside of; not covered by