to bury; to embed; to implant
practicality; utility; usefulness
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
just one person; only one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
daytime television serial; soap opera
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)