Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
congestion (e.g. traffic); overcrowding; convergence (esp. optical)
bombastic; pretentious; exaggerated
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
prompt; immediate; in real time
to entwine; to follow about
last words recited to the newly departed; requiem; converting people to Buddhism
pleasure; delight; enjoyment
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
vitality; (one's) life force
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
class; heading; group; category
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to polish up; to shine up
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
oh!; oh my!; not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to let spoil; to leave to rot; to cause to rot; to discourage; to dishearten