to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
toil and moil; working assiduously for; tireless hard work; painstaking labor (labour)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
ultimate; final; last; eventual
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
alone; by oneself; on one's own
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
sowing; seeding; planting
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
voiceless; unvoiced; silent; noiseless
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
bristly beard; bristly mustache; tiger whiskers
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
jumping to a hasty conclusion
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to discuss; to talk together
to come from; to have roots in
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
quotation; citation; reference