strong interaction; strong force
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to fit (inside something)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
5th day of the month; five days
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
temple; shrine; sanctuary
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
medicine; medical art; medical skills
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
waking; waking up; awakening
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
medical examination; checkup; consultation
on the occasion of; at the time of
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism