to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
don't you think?; indicates question
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
notebook; account book; register
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
reality; actuality; hard fact
certainly; surely; definitely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
as many (people) as possible
banknote; bill; note; paper money
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)