(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
dozens; scores of; decades
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
too much; excessively; too
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
incident; affair; happening; event
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
life and death; life or death
that is to say; so that means
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.