if you think about it; come to think of it
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to have an idea; to have a clue
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
tenth day of the month; ten days
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
event; phenomenon; matter
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
to burst open; to open suddenly (of a door); to change completely; to do a 180
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
management; administration; operation
sexual preference; sexual predilection
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
democracy; democratic system of government
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
one end; an end; part; fragment
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting