zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
death (and entering the hereafter)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
no problem; it doesn't matter
Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon); crested ibis
food (esp. for a medical diet)
endemic disease; local disease
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
childbirth; delivery; confinement
Wakayama (city, prefecture)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape
household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
all-night vigil over a body; wake
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
patient's chart; clinical records; record (e.g. student, equipment maintenance, etc.)
road approaching a shrine
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
appointment; rendezvous; date
village; hamlet; countryside; country
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view