effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
serious look (on one's face); straight face
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
crossed line; crossing of wires; crosstalk; getting mixed up (of different topics in a conversation); confusion; (talking at) cross-purposes
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to hold or operate with one's hands; to handle; to find difficult to manage
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
question; inquiry; enquiry
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
progress; advance; improvement; development
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
man of letters; literary man
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
first meeting; first interview with
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
utmost limit; extremity; result
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
don't you think?; indicates question