load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
thorough; exhaustive; complete
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
learning from observing others
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
line; queue; procession; matrix
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
points to remember; things to keep in mind; notes
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to face on; to look out on to
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
counter for choices, options, etc.
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
but; however; provided that
adjournment; pause; moratorium; temporary suspension
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland