grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
how many years; how long; what year
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
in that way; like that; that way
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
switching over to; migration; transition
raging fire; conflagration
brightness; splendour; splendor
spinal fluid; gray matter; grey matter
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
amusement; fun; brief entertainment