detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
as you are aware; as you know
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist scriptures; Dharmakara; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
refined; admirable; superb
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
that matter; those matters
Nara; Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)
Mount Hiei; Enryaku-ji (Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei)
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to hear (something) as; to think that (something) sounds like
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
prodigy; talented person; person of exceptional talent; genius
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import