bishop's staff; khakkhara
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
greeting; a fine thing to say
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
long time; long interval; for quite some time
I appreciate your efforts
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few