to cross the line; to go too far
longing for; burning desire
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
one revolution; one rotation
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to distract one's attention
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
to make an appearance; to show up
this side; in the forefront
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
to pass each other; to cross paths
submersion; inundation; being flooded
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
right to know; right to access information
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
February; second month of the lunar calendar
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
conifer; needle-leaved tree
broadleaf tree; broad-leaved tree
fresh verdure; new green leaves
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)