diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
rice crackers for feeding the deer (in Nara)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
calamity; misfortune; disaster
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
failure; mistake; blunder
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)