disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
liquidation (of a company); finishing remaining business
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
fortitude; firmness of character; sturdiness; inner strength; hardihood
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
to become better; to improve
being filled with; being full of; permeation
present (received from someone); gift
sea bream (esp. Pagrus major); porgy
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
short love song (popular in late Edo period)
when it comes to ...; as for ...
unaccomplished person; uninteresting person; nobody
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to crawl out of; to creep out of
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
exclusively doing ...; person who exclusively does ...; fetish for ...; first; most important thing; number one priority
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
grhapati (layman; sometimes used as a posthumous suffix); private-sector scholar
lay ancestral hall; hall on temple grounds for holding mortuary tablets of lay parishioners; small shrine