village office; local administration office in a village
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
the two houses of legislature
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to