riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
one part; one portion; one section
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
late at night; at a late hour
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
pride; boast; credit (to)
modesty; self-control; discretion
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
two times; twice; two degrees