section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
ordinary; common; mediocre
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
dictation; verbal statement
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
real intention; true motive; true meaning
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to be attentive to; to pay attention to
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
discrimination of right and wrong; distinguishing between right and wrong
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
feelings; thoughts; meaning
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
investigator; one who seeks the way
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
exalting; raising; enhancing; rousing up
eternal; unlimited; endless
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover