illustrated diary; picture diary
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
that's the way it is; such is life
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to sprout; to put forth buds
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
museum; reference library; archive; record office
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
temple (Buddhist); central pillar of a pagoda; kshetra (realm, country); ksetra
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
to pile up; to accumulate
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
property; fortune; assets
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to distribute; to hand out
tradition; legend; folklore
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
is something that; is that which
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
incident; affair; happening; event
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted