intoning the name of the Buddha; chanting the name of the Buddha
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
study; research; investigation
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Chinese classical writing; Chinese classics; writing composed entirely of kanji
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
private tutor; coach; governess
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family