building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
to cause to swell; to inflame
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
even; indicates something unexpected occurs
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
articles; supplies; parts
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
what people say; gossip; rumours; rumors
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to know (a person); to think
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
this family; we; this house
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to turn completely into; to become completely
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal