special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
together; at the same time; same; identical
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
I appreciate your efforts
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
such; like that; that sort of; very
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
your husband; her husband
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
this occasion; at this time; now
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)