easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
evident; plain; distinct; clear
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
priestly teacher; preceptor; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); priest; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
all companies; each company
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
brush strokes; manner of using a brush; use of a pen; penmanship
drink money; alcohol expenses; tip; gratuity
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
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
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to repeat; to do over again
custom; practice; convention; precedent
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
one's way (ahead); one's path
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece