since then; from that time; ever since
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
interception (email); wiretap; bug
preparation; provision; guarding
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
contemplation; meditation
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
switching over to; migration; transition
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
at work; in the midst of work; working
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to close (one's eyes); to shut
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break