to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
anything and everything; just about everything
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
remarkable; striking; obvious
ups and downs; up-and-down
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
certain; definite; clear; credible
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
dirt under one's fingernails; shred (of decency, etc.); scrap; bit
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)