board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
drinking bout; merrymaking
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
now that you say that; now that you mention it
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
to finish; to end; to close
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
religious mendicancy; asking for alms; monk's begging; going with one's bowl to the meditation hall at mealtime (in a Zen temple)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
in person; personally; directly
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve