transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
regular time; stated period
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
absence; disregard; indifference
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
late shift; second shift; afternoon shift
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
first business conducted by retailers in the New Year
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sales battle; business competition
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly