cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
long ago; a long time ago; already
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
historical; traditional; historic
concealment (esp. of wrongdoings or criminals); sheltering; harboring
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to make a mistake; to blunder
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
the form of a Buddhist priest; priestly attire
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
medium; agency; carrier; vector; fomite
indicates being the subject or receiver of an action, decision, etc.; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
to get late; to advance; to wear on
popular; well-liked; common; frequent; popular music; pop music
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)
homa-mandala (fire altar)
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to