monthly installment (instalment); monthly payment
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
adult striped mullet; in the end; after all is said and done
the dharma eye; second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; (arch.) title bestowed upon doctors, etc.
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
completely; absolutely; totally
to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat
fixed date; appointed date; set date; deadline; due date
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
for example; for instance; e.g.
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
to some extent; to a certain extent
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
(contemporary) customs and behavior; the picture of people's life in the contemporary world
change; transition; vicissitudes
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryō period); commandery (in China)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain