cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
temple; shrine; sanctuary
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
back of one's eyes (in which an image or landscape has been metaphorically etched)
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
overdoing (something); doing too much; going too far; overkill
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
quick work; (clever) feat
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to have an idea; to have a clue
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
the other day; some time ago; recently
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
great hurry; great haste; rush
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
initiator; instigator; flagman; leader
all times and places; all ages and countries
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express