meditation; silent contemplation
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
many obstacles; innumerable difficulties
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
proposal; offer; request; application
immediately; right away; on the spot
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be worried; to be troubled
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
pending question; unresolved problem
many; much; plenty; hardly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
settlement; solution; resolution
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
primary cause; main factor
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye