to chase; to run after; to pursue
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and yet; though; when; in spite of
metal statue of Buddha (usu. bronze); cold-hearted person; cold-blooded person
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
nationalism; extreme patriotism
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
state of mind; mentality; psychology
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
nature; property; disposition
of course; certainly; naturally
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
earring (non-pierced); helix
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
divining sticks; counting; calculation
back street; back alley; slums
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf