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)
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
impossible; unlikely; improbable
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to accomplish (attain) one's object
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
misjudgement; misjudgment; erroneous judgement; miscarriage of justice
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
construction; establishment
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to manage something successfully; to be successful
seniority; precedence; upper seat
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
something like that; that sort of thing; something natural; something plausible
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
aforementioned; above-mentioned
inspector general; commissioner
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
deposit (esp. on renting a house); security money; bond payment; guarantee
to have the privilege of doing
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
prompt; immediate; in real time
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp