everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be needed; to be wanted
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
attain divine enlightenment; perceive absolute truth; experience spiritual awakening
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
free (of charge); gratuitous
all night long; all through the night
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
you can never be too careful
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
even if nothing else; more than anything else
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
great laughter; burst of laughter
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
this family; we; this house
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
urban villain; street hoodlum
party; set; gang; company; person
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold