distant look; faraway look
unprecedented; never seen before
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
by myself; in person; by oneself
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; (lit.) evidence is better than debate
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
the gods of heaven and earth
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
all things must pass; all worldly things are impermanent
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
sympathy; compassion; pity
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement