transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
limited; limiting; restrictive
though; notwithstanding; although
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be surprised; to be astonished
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
originally; by nature; from the start
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to be conspicuous; to stand out
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
incompetent person; incapable person; person without legal capacity
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to ask; to enquire; to query
something; some kind of; for some reason
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
suffix for familiar person
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
I see; that's right; indeed
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate