nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
standard; set; routine; decided
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
explanation; interpretation
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
way of talking; speaking style
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that