to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
main temple building; nave
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
imagination; supposition; guess
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with (something) any longer
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to devour; to bite to death
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
unable to resist; unable to suppress
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
opening a business; opening a practice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to move (house); to change residence
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
settlement; solution; resolution
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
peril; danger; hazard; distress
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to fall onto; to happen; to befall