all times and places; all ages and countries
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
way; method; means; resource; course
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
spoken language; colloquial speech; (modern) spoken Japanese; written style based on (modern) spoken Japanese
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
forcibly; against one's will
Japanese person; Japanese people
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
import; importation; introduction; afferent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ago; since; before; previous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
system; organization; organisation; architecture
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
non-fruit-bearing flower; something that is flashy with no content
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
indicate reason; infers some protest
to a great extent; incredibly (tasty, much, etc.); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion