figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
one day; (on) a certain day
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
selling (real-estate) lots
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
while alive; during one's lifetime
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
answer a roll call for another
otherwise; or else; if not
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
way out; means to escape; escape route
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
signature phrase; signature saying