wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
to be blessed with children
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
fate; chance; relationship; tie
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
honour; honor; glory; privilege
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
kitchen-related; cooking; household finances; financial circumstances
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
coralberry (Ardisia crenata)
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
adherent; devotee; believer
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
at least; at most; (even) just
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
a little bit; a little while
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
for work; in a manner related to work
paper; note; document; bill