the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
weird; disgusting; sickening
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
difference; disparity; gap
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
intelligence; intellect; brains
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
classification; categorization; sorting
I see; that's right; indeed
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
seafood cooked whole so that it retains its original form
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
a little; a bit; slightly
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when