center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
imposing stance; daunting pose
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
manners; courtesy; etiquette
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
difference; discrepancy; variation
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
design; idea; conception; plan
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to say; to be called; to do
one's duty; responsibilities pertaining to one's work
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
to shout (in anger); to yell
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
in person; personally; directly
since when; from when; how long
VIP; very important person
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
oracle; revelation; divine message