merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
in name only; titular; nominal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
hand net; dip net; scoop net
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
three; three years of age
ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
Labracoglossa argentiventris (species of knifefish)