leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
bamboo shoot; inexperienced doctor; quack
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to provide; to supply; to furnish
how; in what way; how about; questionable
kind-hearted; benevolence
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
180.39 millilitres; 180.39 milliliters; 0.3306 square metres; 0.3306 square meters; one-tenth of the way (from the foot of a mountain to the top)
ration; stipend; allowance
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings; unsparing devotion to Buddhism
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
witnessing; observing; sighting
just a minute; small quantity
to be embarrassed; to lose face
paste; glue; clothing starch
situation; developments; outcome
personal (employee); employed; retained