tatami chair; legless chair; small, legless chair used while sitting on tatami
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
Buddhist (household) altar
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
France; French (language)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
self-consciousness; self-awareness
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
most part; greater part; majority
to rule; to govern; to administer
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
comparatively; relatively
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic