desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
votive picture (originally of horse)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
neighbourhood; neighborhood
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to bring; to take; to bring about
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
early on; earlier on; from early
police officer; policeman; policewoman
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by