to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
retention; maintenance; preservation
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
outside the city area; suburbs
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
to work hard; to make an effort
long ago; once upon a time
this and that; such and such
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō