trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to pass (of time); to elapse
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(period of) a year; during an era
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
after a long time; for the first time in a while
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
failure; mistake; blunder
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
living; lifestyle; living room
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to have a talk; to tell a story
second day of the month; two days
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
January; first month of the lunar calendar
tenth day of the month; ten days
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing