happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to lie down; to throw oneself down
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
construction; establishment
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
willpower; energy; vitality
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to jump up and down; to hop
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary