so near, yet so far; ploughing the field and forgetting the seed; (lit.) making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
bumpy texture of a material (esp. woven fabric); creases in an eboshi hat
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; our; right; justice; checking account
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
tentative plan; draft plan
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
alternately; in succession
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to be perturbed; to be agitated
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
exemplification; illustrating by example