concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
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
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
2nd day of the month; two days
sick person; patient; invalid
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
reek of desperation; feeling of desperation
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
apt to think; tend to think
to subsist; to keep on living
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
at least; at most; (even) just
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
build; physique; frame; constitution
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
recommender; nominator; referee
Hirosaki (city in Aomori)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
private funds; own funds; private property
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
meeting place; assembly hall
reading circle; reading group; book club