complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; moon; moonlight; katsura tree on the moon (in Chinese legends)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
8000; eight thousand; many
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
indolence; laziness; sloth
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to intend; to be sure that
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
two-storied gate; tower gate
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
memorial service for the dead; holding a service