to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
opinion; intention; thought
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
finally; barely; only just; gradually
one's carriage; one's demeanor; agility; body movements
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
classical form of martial art
to perceive; to understand
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
notables; dignitaries; illustrious families; clear; plain; obvious
hateful; detestable; loathsome
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
professor; teaching; instruction
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
thereupon; shortly thereafter
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to fall flat; to fall face down