foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
feeling one gets from listening to something
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
crawling forward (on one's stomach)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
bygones; the past; past event
big leakage; uncontained leak
to become scared; to have an attack of nerves; to have a yellow streak; to chicken out; to run out of courage
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
edge of the eaves; house frontage
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
traditional Japanese pattern; traditional Japanese design
genuine; authentic; true; real
Gunma Prefecture (Kanto area)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets