20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
absence; disregard; indifference
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
sunlight; rays of the Sun
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
single word; a few words; brief comment
to state; to express; to mention
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
comma; decimal point; radix point
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
thought; consideration; thinking
to blaze; to burn brightly
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to get one's head around; to think about
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
very much; exceedingly; extremely
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout