devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
view; opinion; finding; findings
evident; plain; distinct; clear
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
mental; spiritual; emotional
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
self-affirmation; self-approval
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
traffic; coming and going; highway
past, present and future; three states of existence
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to lean on; to rest against
counter for chairs or seats
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
(one's) youth; one's younger days
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
to say; to tell (somebody); to state
memories; recollections; reminiscence
knowing; (an) acquaintance