to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tendency; trend; inclination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
inconsistent; illogical; unconvincing; not thorough; indefinite; half-way
construction; establishment
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
everyday life; daily life
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
democratization; democratisation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
training; education; development; cultivation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
pretension; conceit; hubris
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
Zen terminology; Zen words
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless