from morning to evening; all day long
ahead; before; the future
evil; sin; vice; mischief
traditional Japanese handball game
rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam
to complain; to pester; to plead; to beg
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
godparents; foster parents
to distribute emergency rice
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
natural; reasonable; obvious
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
sedan chair bearer; palanquin bearer; sedan chair business
to be busy; to be tied up doing something
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
pleased to make your acquaintance
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
family which supports a temple; parishioner
egoistic; selfish; self-willed