expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to attract interest; to get attention to appeal
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to subsist; to keep on living
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
that country; (arch.) nirvana
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
surface of a board or record
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
effective control (over territory); working control
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble