to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to not believe one's ears
only; merely; but; no more than
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
internal organs; intestines; viscera
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
direct debit; account-to-account transfer
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
anything and everything; just about everything
recovery; undoing; recall
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
(another person's) younger sister
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
Buddhist revelation through intuitive discernment; Spiritual awakening cannot be experienced with words and letters; Spiritual enlightenment can be attained only by means of communion of mind with mind (Zen Buddhism)
to surge; to well up; to gush out
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
surprise; something unexpected
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
falsehood and truth; fiction and fact