piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
calligraphy (esp. Asian calligraphy based on Chinese characters)
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
sons and daughters; children; girl
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
that's the way it is; such is life
lumping together; putting all together
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
rival; competitor; competition
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to compete with; to vie for
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
long ago; a long time ago; already
reality; actuality; hard fact
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
more than usual (usu. time)
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely