to head home; to leave for home
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
even if not; even without
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one (thing); one piece; one item
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
sincere; earnest; serious
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
worm; insect; insignificant person; pathetic person
lately; recently; these days
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
unknown; obscure; insignificant
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
Catholic; Catholicism; Catholic Church
theological school; seminary
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
21st day of the month; 21 days
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar