the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
political measures; policy
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
self-consciousness; self-awareness
indeed; really; truly; very much
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
beginning; outset; first; onset
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
while; even though; despite
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to differ depending on ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
meditation; contemplation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to repeat; to do something over again
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling