humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
light or fine rain; drizzle
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
shore; bank (of a body of water)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
feeling; sense; impression
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
damp; wet; soaked; humid; clammy
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
public discussion; public criticism; controversy
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
split; division; break up
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing