making a connection (with Buddha)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
sincere; earnest; serious
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
blue dragon; Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the eastern heavens; large horse with a bluish-leaden coat; shape of an old pine tree
outing; picnic; excursion
copper pheasant (Syrmaticus soemmerringii); mountain bird
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
sliding down (a slope, mountainside); slipping down
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
getting up early; early rising; early riser; early bird
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning