alteration; falsification; faking
way of calling (something or someone)
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
the opposite direction; the other way
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th century BCE?)
Maitreya (Bodhisattva); Miroku
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
something; something or other; something something
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
ventriloquism; throwing one's voice
to speak; to hear a voice
mask; striking the head (kendo)