practical; realistic; pragmatic
belief; faith; conviction
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
orpiment (yellow mineral, or the pigment derived from it); gamboge (tree resin, or the dull yellow pigment derived from it); falsification; alteration
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
to be conspicuous; to stand out
new phase; new aspect; new field
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
report; notification; registration
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
such; like that; in that way
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
the five virtues (esp. in Confucianism); tripod; three or four-legged kettle stand; family crest in the shape of a three-legged kettle stand
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor