meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
willow tit (Parus montanus)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
unlike; unbecoming; unworthy of; out of keeping with
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
big catch (fishing); good haul
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
wharf roach (species of isopod closely related to the sea slater; Ligia exotica)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)