busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
shady; underhanded; questionable
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to live; to make a living; to get on with
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
shopping; purchased goods
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
don't you think?; indicates question
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...