soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
to increase; to add to; to augment
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
air conditioning; air cooling
silence; stillness; quietness
health; healthy; sound; fit
pure and good; unmixed and of high quality; good-natured; genuine; wholesome
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
Japanese person; Japanese people
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pollution; public nuisance; contamination
acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
depends entirely on; depends above all on
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
while; even though; despite
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual