(religious) piety; faith; devotion
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
arranging; ordering; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; array
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
range (of a voice or instrument); register; compass
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to shake one's head (in denial)
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata)
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous
every year; yearly; annually
Yom Kippur; Day of Atonement
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
practice by repetition; learning by rote
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
craftsmanship; artisanship
everything; anything; nothing
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains