aloneness; loneliness; solitude
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
piece of cake; a walk in the park
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
around the world; throughout the world
first-rate; finest quality; the best
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
opposite side; opposition
detour; circumvention; turning movement
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
tenth day of the month; ten days
one's field of expertise; one's strong area