to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
in the future; another day; later
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
near oneself; close to one; familiar
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
on countless occasions; many a time
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
influence; clout; leverage
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
(political) power; authority; influence
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
hostility; antagonism; opposition
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
solitude; loneliness; isolation
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
forevermore; for eternity
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
point in question (at issue)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
boastful speech; bragging
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
distant look; faraway look
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
simple honesty; tactless frankness
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment