part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to rebury; to refill; to backfill
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age
to employ; to hire; to charter
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)