regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
just one person; only one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
daytime television serial; soap opera
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
marriage proposal; courtship
person with an unhealthy romantic obsession
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to join forces; to cooperate