past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
this world; this life; this generation; present day
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
oracle; revelation; divine message
creation; Creation (by God)
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
religious organization; religious organisation
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
donation; contribution; endowment
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
few decades; many decades; several decades
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
instead; but (on the other hand)
manufactured article; work; (a) construction; structure
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
form; shape; figure; morph
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations