place; room; margin; scope
what is called; what they call; so-called
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
distant; remote; isolated
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
having not the slightest idea
difficult problem or question
(one acting as a) foster parent
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
accident; emergency; calamity
phantom; vision; illusion
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
news; word; tidings; omen
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
to be enchanted; to be charmed
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)