to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
compared to our company's products (a phrase often used in advertising when comparing old and new products); in this company's comparison; as I see it; by my estimate
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
original story; original version; this volume
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to emphasize; to state emphatically; to speak loudly about; to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
robust health; able-bodied
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
calamity; disaster; accident
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
second marriage; remarriage
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
medical science; medicine
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
vitality; energy; dynamism
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing