early on; earlier on; from early
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
correctly; properly; accurately
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
though; notwithstanding; although
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
here and there; in places
small businessman; petty trader
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to dry up completely; to become stale
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence