to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
at that time; in those days
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
imprisonment; incarceration
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
reality; actuality; hard fact
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
nothing but; none other than
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
to have a relationship; to have relations
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
question; inquiry; enquiry
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
individual; private person; personal; private
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly