to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
living room (Western style); sitting room
hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
Chinese courtesy name (name formerly given to adult Chinese men, used in place of their given name in formal situations); nickname; section of a village
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
Aki (former province located in the west of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
marshy rice field or paddy
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
surveyor's leveling pole (levelling)
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
Zen terminology; Zen words
to lend an ear to; to listen to
Buddhist memorial service
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
person of doubtful origin
to pick up; to find; to gather
to employ; to hire (a servant)
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what is called; what they call; so-called
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
work; business; company; study
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
some day; hereafter; at some future time