service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
speech and conduct; words and deeds
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
plowing and weeding; farming; cultivation; tillage
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
be on your guard!; take care!
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
leaving everything up to someone else
experimental; provisional
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
several times (as large, over)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
focusing (e.g. light); convergence
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest