something or other; one thing or another; this or that
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
dealing with; coping with
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to finish reading; to read through
shower of dharma; Buddhism flowing forth
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; stratagem; tactics
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
(endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a pet
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
cost of a meal (or meals)
easy to read; legible; clear
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to play a leading role; to play a central part
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
(made of) stone; stone-built
to seek a path; to find one's way
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
control; check; restraint; inhibition
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
drop (e.g. of water); drip
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
usually; under usual circumstances
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
free (of charge); gratuitous
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly