absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
ago; since; before; previous
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in that way; thus; so; so?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
disciple; pupil; follower
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
a little bit; a little while
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
all night; throughout the night
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago