to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
role; duty; responsibility
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
great admiration; deep respect
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
paste; glue; clothing starch
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
high-quality Japanese paper
report; notification; registration
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
notice; notification; report; posting
address; lodgings; accommodation
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
one's circumstances or condition, esp. compared to that of another; coherence (e.g. of a conversation)
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to get between; to be caught in
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate