mother's boy; mother's girl
thank you (for the meal just served); (lit.) I receive (this meal)
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
TV blooper; broadcasting blunder
night watch; night watchman
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
falling into straitened circumstances; downfall; ruin
shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration
grave maintenance; grave keeper
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
parent-child relationship
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
to repent; to be penitent
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
dozing off in the middle of doing something (esp. in an online chat or during an online game); becoming inactive due to falling asleep
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design