word game; wordplay; playing with words
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
strength; power; proficiency; ability
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
difficult to ...; hard to ...
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
simply; merely; only; solely
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
perfectly round; perfectly circular
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
cooperation; collaboration
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy