selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
retrogression; regression
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
place to go; person to turn to; person to depend on
fragile article; breakables; broken article
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; recklessly; thoughtlessly; excessively
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
proficient; skilled; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
impression given by a painting or image
continuously; constantly; incessantly
word; term; language; speech
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
no-risk; risk-free; without risk
overly optimistic; misjudged; underestimated
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over