million times; praying a million times
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
this and that; one thing or another
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
family clan based on the paternal line, sharing the same tomb and performing rituals together (Okinawa)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
study; library; den; home office; reading room
ordinary; common; mediocre
petit bourgeois; petty bourgeois
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to need; to require; to take; to demand
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
being extremely busy; being swamped with work
after a long time; for the first time in a while
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to order; to command; to appoint
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
bento; Japanese box lunch
janitor; caretaker; custodian; (slighting reference to a) handyman
being very busy; busyness
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
professor; teaching; instruction