to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thereupon; shortly thereafter
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience