man who takes his wife's family name and marries into her family; man who is adopted by his wife's family
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
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)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
administration; medication; dosage
prevention; precaution; protection against
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
spirit; heart; disposition
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
choosing between two things; two choices
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
view; opinion; finding; findings
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
calm; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity; appeasement; pacification
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of