advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to succeed; to bear fruit
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
main cause; primary factor
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to order; to command; to appoint
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
valley (with a river running through it); gorge; ravine; canyon
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
inn town; post town; post-station town
(Chinese) merchant caravan
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
naturally; of course; understandably
sale; sales; selling; marketing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well