it's no joke; gimme a break!
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
house where the family is out
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
God; god; ace; king; superior person
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
difficult to ...; hard to ...
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
how many years; how long; what year
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
repentance; confession; penitence
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Buddhist (household) altar
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
wherein; therein; thereinto