to write the kanji for "person" on one's hand three times and mimic swallowing them (as a technique for calming one's nerves)
person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
unskilled; awkward; bad; clumsy; poor
autumn festival; fall festival
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
exorcism rite; purification
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
show; exhibition; spectacle
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
beautification; glorification