hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
provincial dialect; rural dialect
double; twice (as much); twofold
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
last night; yesterday evening
staying up all night; all-night vigil
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to faint; to be exhausted
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
depending on; dependent on
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
death; the late; the deceased
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
no matter how much time passes
inside one's heart; in one's mind
while alive; during one's lifetime
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry