ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
government office; agency; board
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
disorder; chaos; confusion
duty; obligation; responsibility
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
to criticize; to point out faults; to speak ill of
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
partial ownership; possession in portions
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
finish; completion; the end
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
investigator; one who seeks the way
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
after all; in the end; excellent; superb; robust; brawny
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy