acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
all but dead; half killed
body; group; party; company; troupe
group; bunch; crowd; group
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
history of; experience of
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
great war; great battle; world war
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
parting; separation; farewell
to go out and away; to leave
no matter how much time passes
whichever one chooses; either way
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher