normal duties; (one's) regular work
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
general; overall; across-the-board
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
strong nation; powerful country
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
ritual stamping in the ring; lineup; appearance together
target practice; marksmanship; target shooting (e.g. at a fair)
festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
prickling; stinging; tingling