holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
synchronization; synchronized swimming
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how; in what way; how about
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
summer vacation; summer holiday