opposite side; opposition
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
surely (not); certainly (not)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
such; this sort of; like this
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
innocent; cherubic; childlike
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to chase; to run after; to pursue
every person; each one; everybody
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
in order; in turn; one by one
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; leisurely; deliberately
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up