gold-colored paper wrapped around the tip of a cigarette (coloured)
how long; how far; how much
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
thus I hear (quote from the sutras); these ears have heard
form of expression; form of presentation
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
rather; better; instead; if anything
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
individual; private person; personal; private
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
creation; Creation (by God)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
posterity; future life; life to come
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)