salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
celebratory banquet; feast
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
author; writer; novelist; artist
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
screen name; username; handle
hello; good day; good afternoon
it's been a long time; long time no see
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
some people; a few people; several people
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit