pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
keep up your strength; chin up!
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
bento; Japanese box lunch
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cherry blossom viewing; flower viewing
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
people; men and women; each person; everybody
watering hole; watering place
to gather; to collect; to assemble
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to stand under a waterfall (as spiritual training)
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do