liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to close (one's eyes); to shut
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
four (long cylindrical things)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work