to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
every month; each month; monthly
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
something like ...; something called ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
motive power; driving force
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
contradiction; inconsistency