considerably; greatly; a lot
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
roofing; roofed with; thatching; thatched with; shingling; shingled with
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
an inch ahead; the immediate future
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
freely; frankly; without reserve
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
to take a breath; to take a short rest
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
(bringing to a) perfect end; (rounding off with a) crowning achievement; successful conclusion; triumphant finish
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)