couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
tenth day of the month; ten days
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
chief; main; principal; important
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
allocation; assignment; allotment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to pick up; to find; to gather
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)