when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
rather; better; instead; if anything
innate ability; innate talent; natural gift
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
great person; eminent figure
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
only; merely; but; no more than
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
steel-blue eyes (e.g. of a cat); silver eye (species of beardfish, Polymixia japonica)