Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
the lower classes; the common people
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
like this; in this way; as you see
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
love; adoration; being fond of; having a passion for
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
time; moment; time of death; last moment; (arch.) midnight in red-light districts during the Edo period
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to contract a disease; to get sick; to become ill
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre