careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
two times; twice; two degrees
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
at the window; by the window; next to the window
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
counter for books; volume
this and that; one thing or another
legend; folklore; tradition
dial (of a meter, watch, etc.); face (of a clock); keyboard (on a typewriter, etc.); letter board (communication aid for people unable to speak); communication board
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
mouthpiece of a telephone
to shout (in anger); to yell
going up and down; ascent and descent
semi-transparent; translucent
nothing but; except; no more than
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to do together; to share; to participate in
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)