plural; multiple; several
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(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
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
function; facility; faculty; feature
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
various places; several sources
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
grasp; catch; understanding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
head; lead; vanguard; first
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
special; particular; peculiar; unique
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
although I say; although one might say; although called
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
man; male; masculine gender
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction