steady progress; rapid advance
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
indescribable; inexpressible
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
bubbling spring; gushing spring; fountain
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
quantity or volume of water
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
germ (of a cereal, e.g. wheat, rice); embryo bud
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
(divine) providence; dispensation
intelligence; intellect; brains
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
mediator; manager; caretaker
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter