to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
Nichiren; Nichiren (Buddhist priest, 1222-82, founder of the Nichiren sect)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
reciter's book; complete set of books
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
many; numerous; various; large number of
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
few decades; many decades; several decades
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
leaving school during a term
another family; another house
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing