Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
go that far; to that extent
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
that; the matter in question
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
probability; likelihood; chances
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to die; to ascend to heaven
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
anthropophobia; dizziness experienced in crowded places
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
absence; disregard; indifference
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
jumping to a wrong conclusion
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one