designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
place of refuge; refugee destination
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
serious; not joking; straight
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
you (plural); all of you; you all
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom