painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
nightmare; incubus; succubus; demon appearing in a dream
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
name; given name; first name
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
imagination; supposition; guess
to speak; to hear a voice
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
speaking voice; talking voice
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence