friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
on countless occasions; many a time
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
even if; even though; however; no matter how
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
to subsist; to keep on living
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
chief; main; principal; important
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
crazy deed; unbelievable deed; the height of madness; act of sheer madness
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in spite of; regardless of
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour