it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
kerosene; paraffin; lamp oil
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
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.)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
character building; formation of character; personality development
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
wide turn; detour; the long way around
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
mental; spiritual; emotional
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to complain; to make a complaint
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to keep an eye on; to take care of
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)