clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to sweep clean; to brush clean
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
to turn towards; to point
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to talk; to discuss; to debate; to negotiate
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
power; might; authority; influence
induction; inductive reasoning
reaching; attaining; arrival
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
some day; hereafter; at some future time
abstract; immaterial; moral; spiritual; intangible
terse; concise; simple and clear
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
entry heading; access point
serialization; serialisation; serial story