Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
wealthy person; millionaire
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be kind to; to treat kindly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
overlapping; piling; stacking
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone
paper width; allotted number of pages (e.g. for article in magazine); assigned space; binding for calligraphy and paintings
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
emphasizes direct object of action
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
commencing with; including
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)