to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
form; shape; figure; visage
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
for a while; for some time; for a period
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to apologize; to apologise
of course; certainly; naturally
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
nothing but; none other than
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
assertion; declaration; affirmation
regret; repentance; remorse
having said that; on the other hand
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
that; the matter in question
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
unexpected meeting; coincidence
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...