modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
group; bunch; crowd; group
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
magazine; journal; periodical
the public; general public
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
of course; certainly; naturally
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
sexless; nonsexual; asexual; agamic; genderless
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
Rinzai school of Zen Buddhism
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
only; merely; but; no more than