guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
conversely; on the contrary
mostly involve; principally involve
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
some people; a few people; several people
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to decide; to determine; to judge
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
persevering; very patient
diligent student; studious person
study group; study meeting
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
digression; many divergences
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to look forward to something
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
almost every day; almost daily
to be at a loss for words
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!