endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(period of) a year; during an era
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
single word; a few words; brief comment
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
as is habit; the way life normally is