to make a fist; to clench one's fist
meals exchanged by parishioners and priests
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
seventh day after a person's death; first seven-day period after a person's death; (arch.) seven days; (arch.) one week
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to have the privilege of doing
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
transfer; transport; transportation
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to leave word; to leave a message
wallet; billfold; purse; handbag
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
reading aloud; recitation; intoning
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to shake; to waver; to tremble
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
in full bloom at the moment