always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
letter; missive; note; mail
news; word; tidings; omen
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
silence (not speaking); muteness
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit; traveling outfit
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to stop walking; to pause
to run through; to run past
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
the same generation; coeval
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to push aside; to push one's way through
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)