sattva (being); bodhisattva
resolution; vote; decision
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
during; for the duration of
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
terrain; geographical features; topography
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
(one's) beloved car (or motorcycle, bicycle, etc.); (one's) wheels
training; practice; workout
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
without cause; without reason
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
pro wrestling; professional wrestling
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
national traits or character; nationality
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
equality; impartiality; evenness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to