in advance; beforehand; previously
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
thereupon; shortly thereafter
is something that; is that which
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
really; truly; indeed; good grief
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene