to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
only; merely; but; no more than
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
please; somehow or other; one way or another
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
Naraka; Hell; very bottom; the end; trap room (of a theatre); below-stage basement
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
book; volume; this; present; main; head
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...