probability; likelihood; chances
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
health management; health maintenance; health care
winter vacation; winter holidays
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
polish; improvement; burnishing
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
equally (talented, etc.); evenly; neck and neck; nip and tuck
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
conviction; belief; confidence
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)