to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
natural (physical) environment
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
boxing; packing into a box; something packed into a box
death by suffocation; death by choking
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
because of this; thanks to this; due to this
cueing (e.g. a magnetic tape, recording) (cuing); cue; feeding (e.g. paper under a print head); feed; document loading
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
thrift; economy; frugality
well known; well connected
leaving; quitting; retiring
revision (of text); alteration; change
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
very loud volume; megavolume
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
ascetic monk; trainee monk
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through