first time; first; initial
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
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
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
personal; individual; private
mental; spiritual; emotional
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
on the occasion of; at the time of
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
meaning; significance; sense
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that is to say; so that means
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
impossible; unlikely; improbable