practice; practising; training; study
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
the front; honest; upright; decent
because of; owing to; due to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
number one; first; best; most; game; round
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
how; in what way; how about
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
prospects of victory; chances of success
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think