to forget to say; to forget to mention
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
each encampment; strong (wind); fierce; intermittent
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
that; the matter in question
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
weird; strange; mysterious
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
reading aloud; recitation
should do; ought to do; must do
New Year's Eve; December 31
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
disorder; chaos; confusion
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
offense and defense; offence and defence
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
now (with the nuance of 'the last moment'); this late in the game
to resuscitate; to revive; to regain consciousness; to come round
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
external wound; (physical) trauma
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation