to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
last ray of hope; only hope
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to assemble; to set up; to construct
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
water's edge; beach; foreshore
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
"it was all a dream"-ending
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to be discouraged; to shrink from
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
immortal; undying; indestructible
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
settlement; conclusion; summary
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
materials; data; document
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism