these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
decisive battle of brief duration
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
preservation; retainment; keeping
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
simple and clear; plain and simple
to like; to love; to be fond of
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
woman of loose morals; lewd woman; prostitute; whore; harlot
(religious) faith; belief; creed