guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
chance; opportunity; occasion
something like ...; something called ...
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
too (much); overly; excessively
to talk; to chat; to chatter
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to be (deeply) touched by; to be struck by
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
tone (of voice); manner of talking
one lump; one body; one group
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to grow up; to become an adult
hard to get; hard to come by
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
unimpressive; unimpressed
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve