stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
way; method; means; resource; course
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
even though; despite; when
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
calamity; disaster; accident
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
true state; actual condition; reality
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
view; opinion; finding; findings
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
this for sure; certainly is
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
standard; set; routine; decided
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
yearned for; longed for; missed
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
in the end; at the end of the day
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
river; stream; River; the ... river
to annoy; to cause trouble
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other