to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
funny story; funny anecdote
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
considerably; greatly; a lot
first thing in the morning
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
demon; daemon (in Unix, etc.)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to accumulate merit; to make merit
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
recently; lately; these days
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long