quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy)
rather; sooner; preferably
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to have an audience (with)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
at; in; at; when; by; with
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to mark the end; to spell the end
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
for example; for instance; e.g.
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
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
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
having a crush on someone
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
high place; high ground; height; broad (point of) view
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
freediving; free-diving; skin diving
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with