lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
Motoori Norinaga (1730-1801)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
(instruction) manual; handbook
study; research; investigation
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
yearbook; almanac; annual
head; brains; intellect; understanding
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously