prince of royal blood; Imperial prince
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
mending; revision; supplementation
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
washed rice; rinsed rice; washing rice; offering of consecrated washed rice
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
scriptural text; scriptures; sutras
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
government office; agency; board
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
insensitive; thick-skinned
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)