Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
item; something that one "just has to have"
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
safe and secure; safe and worry-free
precipice; cliff; flat head
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
routine work; everyday work
first place; head position; leading position
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
you only live once; you only have one life
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
Sasamorpha borealis (species of bamboo grass unique to Japan)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
opinion; point of view; visual point
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
sincere; earnest; serious
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to put up (a notice); to post
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
inborn nature; genuine; intrinsic; essential
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over