it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to push aside; to push one's way through
overlooking; turning a blind eye
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
on the occasion of; at the time of; when; during
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
price; cost; value; worth; value
health; healthy; sound; fit
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to be able to manage somehow or other
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
just because; even if; even though
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave