now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
accredited master (of a performing art); being famous; being popular; famous person
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
as you see; as you can see
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
bloodshot eyes; (doing something in a) frenzy
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
broken piece; below (a certain level, point, quantity, etc.); dropping below; illegal downloading and distribution of commercial software; warez
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
village; hamlet; countryside; country
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
discipline; training; teaching manners
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
tag (children's game); tig
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other