eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
equality; impartiality; evenness
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Amitabha Tathagata; Amithaba
image; figure; figure; form; image
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
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
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
pupil; student; schoolchild
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
guardian; protector; patron; parent
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation