disintegration; self-destruction
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
by itself; automatically; naturally
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
hostile nature; inimical character
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
blood concentration; blood level
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
to arrive; to come to pass
reflection in a mirror; reflected image; inverse (of a point); mirror image
countenance; visage; (facial) features; honor (honour); face; dignity
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
situation; developments; outcome
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...