renewing mats; refacing mats
stepping stones; stone skipping; ducks and drakes
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
the other day; lately; recently
alms-giving; charity; offerings (usu. money) to a priest (for reading sutras, etc.); financially supporting one's favorite celebrity (by buying merchandise, attending events, etc.)
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
all-night vigil over a body; wake
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
other; another; over; more than; I; me
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
only; merely; but; no more than
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
second; number two; runner-up
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
garden lantern; hanging lantern