to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to employ; to hire; to charter
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
study; library; den; home office; reading room
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
document; official papers
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
library (usu. single-room); small library
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation