lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
chopped wood; wood chips; thin shingles
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
transliteration; transcription
your company; your shrine
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
Manjusri (Bodhisattva); Monju; Monjushuri; Wenshu
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
Vajrapani; wielder of the vajra
cocktail; mixed drink; blended liquor
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
tradition; legend; folklore
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
Island; insula; island; islet
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
pole (north, south); climax; extreme (point)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
government official; public official
under control (e.g. of territory)
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation