direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
no!; no no!; no, not at all
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
certification criteria; certification standards; accreditation criteria
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
impossible to do (although wants to)
don't worry; no worries; never mind
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on