direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
custom; practice; convention; precedent
reopening; resumption; restarting
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
every place; various places
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to state; to express; to mention
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
if it is the case that ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to bring; to take; to bring about
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
together with; same; both; all; including ...
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
turbidity; cloudiness (of a liquid); opacity; disorder; chaos