Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to recover consciousness; to come to
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
after school (at the end of the day)
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
foreign; abroad; overseas
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
living; lifestyle; living room
study; library; den; home office; reading room
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
division into equal parts; equal parts
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
the real criminal; true culprit
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play