to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
younger half-sister (by a different mother)
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
incident resulting in injury
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
white lotus; purity; pure heart
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cultural assets; cultural property
design; idea; conception; plan
equilateral triangle; regular triangle
banner; banner (on a web page)
Roerich; Rohrig; Rorig; Ryorikh
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
origin; beginning; source
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to enclose (a word, letter, symbol, etc.) with a circle
derivative; outgrowth; offshoot
to be discouraged; to shrink from