moment by moment; hour by hour
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
katsuobushi; small pieces of sliced dried bonito
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
title; index; heading; headline; caption
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
Zen terminology; Zen words
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be opposite; to face each other
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by