disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to have a cross to bear; to carry a heavy burden
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
surely; certainly; without doubt
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
work; labor; labour; toil
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
drinking bout; merrymaking
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
Bachelor of Arts; BA; B.A.
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed