part; part-timer; part-time (work)
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
machine parts; machinery; equipment
registration; accession; register; entry; record
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
special; particular; peculiar; unique
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
state of mind; mentality; psychology
chronological order; time series
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
proposal; proposition; suggestion
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
real intention; true motive; true meaning
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming