concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
squaring; multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
ekayana (doctrine that only one teaching, usu. the Lotus Sutra, can lead to enlightenment)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
double; twice (as much); twofold
reduction by half; halving
extinction; annihilation; destruction
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to be injured; to sustain a wound
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
sphere; counter for balls
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to call again; to call someone back
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
(not) so much; (not) that much
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse