to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
running away; escaping on foot
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
religious organization; religious organisation
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
trend of the times; way things are going
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
songwriting (words and music)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
recitation; reciting from memory
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to throw into; to dump in together
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring