with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
third day of the month; three days
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
senior high school student
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
New Year's Eve; December 31
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
cache; place to hide something
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange