freely; frankly; without reserve
in terms of; from the point of view of
sad; wretched; deplorable
to look down on; to condescend
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
fate; destiny; predestination
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to blow out; to spout out
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
messenger; envoy; emissary
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number