stochastic; probabilistic
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
cold sleep; suspended animation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
egoistic; selfish; self-willed
family of gods; clan of gods; tribe of gods
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
if you think about it; come to think of it
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
mess; jumble; muddle; chaos
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
heterogeneity; heterogenecity
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
clearing one's throat; cough
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
limited; limiting; restrictive
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
common knowledge; well-known fact