relatively; comparatively
single word; a few words; brief comment
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
meaning; significance; sense
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
dishonesty; untruthfulness
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
opposite direction; reverse; retrorse
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to collect; to assemble; to gather
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
space (room, area, outer space)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
suffix for familiar person
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to relax; to feel at home
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
inside; interior; inner part
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)