to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
last week; the week before
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
parking area for bicycles
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
being good-for-nothing; useless person
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to do for (the sake of someone else)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)