sympathy; compassion; pity
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
battlefield; battleground
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
how many years; how long; what year
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
general delivery; counter collection; poste restante
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
burial clothes; clothes worn to commit suicide
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer