layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
consequence; outcome; result; blame
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
arm; skill; efforts; ability
sampling food; tasting; trying
store name; shop name; restaurant name
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
godparent; first person to give something its name
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
winning ticket; lucky number
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
how; in what way; by what means
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
business; trade; operations; sales
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)