change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
pending; undecided; unconvicted; awaiting judgement
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
going to and from school; school commute
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
special; particular; peculiar; unique
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
intoxication; being fascinated (by); being carried away (by); being enraptured (by)
state of mind; mentality; psychology