officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
reason; cause; circumstances
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
way; course; the only way
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
ragworm; sandworm; clam worm (Hediste)
buttocks; lower back; waist; kimono underskirt
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
to hear; to imbibe; to drink