repair; mending; fixing; servicing
had better ...; had better not ...
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative
-less; lacking; non-existing
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
thought; consideration; thinking
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
all (there is); as long as there is
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
how much; how many; to what extent
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
curiosity; inquisitiveness
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
creation; Creation (by God)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow