to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
putting into operation; invocation
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
by myself; in person; by oneself
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
somewhere to go; place to go
living together (with one more person)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
just because; even if; even though
many; much; plenty; hardly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
this occasion; at this time; now