honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
imagination; supposition; guess
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
as before; as ever; as it was originally
hello; good day; good afternoon
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
silence; stillness; quietness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
company; corporation; workplace
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment