storage room; storeroom; lumber room
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
incompetent; have no merit
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
rather; sooner; preferably
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
it is I who should say so
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
choices; alternatives; options
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
two persons; two people; pair; couple
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to blame; to find fault with
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to discuss; to talk together
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)