そんざい　（存在）

This is a hard word to get a feeling for because it is quite abstract. In my situation my friend was saying sorry for bad advice because she was a small "being", her existence was tiny. A bit of a mental trip, I'll have to play with it more to make sure i have it figured out.

EDIT: It has been thankfully brought to my attention that I had already blogged this word way back in 2005. It is clear that I haven't acquired it yet though, since I reblogged it. Or maybe I just was too drunk, anyway, I should leave this entry here to make sure I acquire this word!!