to have a talk; to tell a story
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
while; even though; despite
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to rank next to; to come after
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to keep (a person) waiting
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
poor or lowly masterless samurai
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
way of speaking; intimation
memory; sense; experience
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly