concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
indoor game; indoor pastime
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
little by little; bit by bit
to comfort; to console; to amuse
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
for example; for instance; e.g.
in case of; at that time; at this time
cause and effect; causality
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts); finding out the facts; bringing (a matter) to light; inquiring into
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original
disorder; chaos; confusion
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
resolution; vote; decision
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand