consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
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
transactions; dealings; business
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
odds and ends; all; every
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
from the beginning; from scratch
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to understand from experience
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
royal castle; imperial castle
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
with a start; with a jump
to shake; to sway; to waver
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)