devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
making a guest appearance; guest starring
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
Meguro City (special ward of Tokyo); Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
death from disease; death from illness
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
three times; thrice; third (interval)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
living by oneself; living alone
in good health; alive and well; going strong
rather than; more ... than ...
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully