recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
rebirth; new birth; nascent
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
February; second month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
manuscript; version; draft
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
fate; destiny; predestination
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
this world; this life; world of the living
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
low (level, value, price, etc.)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda