at the meeting; on the occasion
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
nature; property; disposition
missionary work; proselytizing; preaching; evangelism
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
Amakusa Shirou Tokisada (1621-1638)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
dark reddish-brown; liver color
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
(arch.) gourd; (arch.) calabash; (arch.) bottle gourd; dried gourd, used as flask
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
transverse flute (e.g. a fife)
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
small double-reed wind instrument used in gagaku (made of bamboo, with 7 holes on top and 2 below)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
carving; engraving; sculpture
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords