grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
final; eventual; ultimate
innumerable; countless; numberless
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
midwinter; dead of winter
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
cherry tree in leaf; cherry tree whose blossoms have fallen, revealing the young leaves
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
route (when going somewhere); way (to get somewhere)
this occasion; at this time; now
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
Buddhist nun; Catholic nun; sister
lack of innovation; stupidity
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
talking while standing; standing around talking
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple); abbot
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
Buddhist name; priest's name (on entering the priesthood); posthumous Buddhist name
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.