unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
library; book collection; paperback book
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience