one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
regret; repentance; remorse
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
representative; exemplary; model
to select someone (out of many people)
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to come; to go; expresses politeness towards the listener (or reader)
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
hospitalization; hospitalisation
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
St. Luke's International Hospital (Tokyo)
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to drop; to light; to kindle; to make tea
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
either way; in any case; one way or another