party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seedbed; nursery; seed-plot
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
shramana (wandering monk)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
on the occasion of; at the time of
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan