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
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
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
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
industry terminology; professional jargon; buzzword
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
context (of a passage); line of thought; context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background
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
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
breaking a commandment (usually religious); offense against the Buddhist commandments (offence)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
porcelain; baking by means of hot stones or pebbles
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
keeping well (of food); keeping for a long time
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
what's what; heads or tails
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
literature; books (reference); document