safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
besides; in addition; also; moreover
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
rational; reasonable; logical
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
loveable; very likeable; like very much
much less; to say nothing of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
don't you think?; indicates question
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
something like ...; something called ...
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
how; in what way; in what manner
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...