precious orb; Cintamani stone; wish-fulfilling jewel; hōju; uppermost spherical part of a pagoda finial
registration; accession; register; entry; record
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
personality; character; individuality; personhood
android; artificial human; robot
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
workshop; studio; atelier
on the occasion of; at the time of
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
left breast; left side of the chest
heart; guts; nerve; central part
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
solution; solution strategy
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to ask a question; to ask questions
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)