doing a good deed each day; doing one good turn a day
these days; nowadays; recently
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
favourite motto; pet saying
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
high rice field; very fertile rice field
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
close; intimate; on good terms
homeroom; form room; form class
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
dry riverbed; river beach
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate