everything one does; whatever one does
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
flood of customers; roaring business
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
being at one's wit's end; being (quite) at a loss (what to do)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to alternate; to take turns
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
to bail out (water); to dip out; to ladle out; to start drawing (water)
person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
indeed; really; truly; very much
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to carry something into a place
installment; instalment; premium; bill
clearing one's throat; cough
long day (esp. of spring)
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
elegance; taste; refinement
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
unique thing; best on earth
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha; prayer for rebirth in Sukhavati, the Pure Land of Amitabha
every person; every mouth; every entrance
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
counter for books; volume