finding employment; getting a job
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
both hands; both arms; ten
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
pressure; oppression; suppression
interference; intervention; meddling
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
greeting; a fine thing to say
now that you say that; now that you mention it
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with