Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
of great prominence or dignity
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
than; other than; except; but
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
almost; roughly; approximately
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
municipal office; council; city hall
maintenance and repair; upkeep (of equipment)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
student (esp. a university student)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance