to base something on; to make something the basis
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
nirmanakaya (response body, form taken by a buddha according to the capabilities of those who are to be saved)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
indirection; indirectness
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to be forward; to be impertinent
extermination; expulsion; destruction
worthless; pointless; useless
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
incommunicative; taciturn
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
to aggravate; to make serious
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace