will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
society; the world; the times
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
outcome (of a course of events); consequence; tendency; trend
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
arrogance; haughtiness; pride
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
latter days of the law (one of the three ages of Buddhism); age of the degeneration of the law
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
degenerate age; corrupt world; age of the decline of Buddhism; latter days of the law
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
unwritten; illiterate; uneducated; poor writing