to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
rational; logical; coherent
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
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)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
a push; another effort; one more effort
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
firmly rooted; deep-seated
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
countenance; features; looks
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to hit hard; to strike hard
yearned for; longed for; missed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
trivial; not amounting to much
to say no more; to sink into silence
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture