both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
other side; opposite side; other party
to become emaciated; to waste away; to grow thin and worn out
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
low-grade; low-class; low-quality; vulgar; cheap
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
piece of meat; cut of meat
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
discussion; argument; debate
material; substance; matter
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
innermost depths of one's heart
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to waste time; to kill time
marrow; pith; centre; center; bottom of one's heart
carving; engraving; sculpture