lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
courting; wooing; making advances
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
having children; attempting to conceive
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to bite off; to gnaw through
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
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to run around; to bustle about
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
wild (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
currying favour; being anxious to please; bootlicker