murder; homicide; manslaughter
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
tide; current; tendency; trend
possible; likely; probable
regret; repentance; remorse
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
spiritual awakening; resolution
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
one's share; one's portion
traces of a crime; evidence of a crime
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
though one didn't intend (expect) to
wink of sleep; snooze; doze; nap
inverted copper or iron bell shaped like a bowl (sounded when reciting sutras)
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
shades of evening; dead of night
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
flutter; flap; sound of something light moving in the wind
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to sneak out; to creep out
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
hedge; fence; border; limit
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way