patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
donation; contribution; endowment
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
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rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
match (to light fire with)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
blow; shock; strike; batting
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
condition; state (of health); appearance
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
bedside; near one's pillow