past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
physical condition; state of health
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
trikaya (three bodies of the Buddha)
mechanism; organization; organisation
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to gain strength; to have energy
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
stratification; hierarchization; layering; tiering