these days; nowadays; recently; lately
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
mountain trail; path up a mountain
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
etc.; et cetera; and so on
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
nothing but; except; no more than
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace