certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
hostility; antagonism; opposition
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to spread; to be propagated
chief vassal; senior statesman
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
near; close; beside; third person
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to rock; to shake; to swing
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
benkan; square-topped ceremonial crown with jeweled tassels
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)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
stirring; slight movement
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative