first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
God; god; ace; king; superior person
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
(arch.) three-legged metal pot or kettle (used in ancient China)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to accept; to receive; to agree
than; other than; except; but
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
section manager; section chief
perfectly in sync; in step (dancing); on the same wavelength
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
refusing to allow a passenger on board a train or into a bus or taxi
really; truly; indeed; good grief
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
time; hour; period; class
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
something like ...; something called ...
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled