reason; cause; circumstances
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
to go along; to walk along; to follow
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
scenery; scene; landscape
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
bravery; courage; heroism
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
Metal Monkey (57th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1920, 1980, 2040)
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
to force one's way; to push through