seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
brothers and sisters; siblings
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
way; method; means; resource; course
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
derivation; development; offshoot
to get hungry; to become hungry
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)