washing a corpse for burial
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
ability; capability; competence; skill
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
(committee) chairman; president
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
Shinto rites; Shinto style
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
funeral service; memorial service; farewell ceremony (e.g. for a retiree)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
mail; postal matter; postal item
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
clothing decorated with one's family crest
to remain unextinguished; to survive
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
chanting or reading the sutras
founder of a religious sect
Shinran (founder of the Jōdo Shinshū sect of Buddhism, 1173-1262)
attendance; participation; presence
appearance and disappearance
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe