3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to keep (a person) waiting
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
gentle; mild; meek; tender
sitting opposite each other
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
Buddhist; disciple of Buddha
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
every month; each month; monthly
first day of the month; the first of the month
15th day of the month; 15 days
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(by force of) circumstances
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
anniversary of a person's death (on which Buddhist commemorative rites, etc. are performed); 49th day after a person's death, on which Buddhist rituals are performed
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
(United States of) America; USA
1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
Buddhist temple; Buddhist priest
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
antiquity; the previous era