what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
eight (long cylindrical things)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
thicket; coppice; brushwood
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
to take someone's life; to kill someone
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
hills and fields; countryside
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
military authorities; army circles
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
single-mother household; fatherless family
infants; babies and very young children
cylinder; magazine of a revolver
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to make an appearance; to show up
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document