cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
alone; by oneself; on one's own
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
early spring; beginning of spring; New Year
grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
door-to-door manzai; form of comedy originally performed at people's homes by entertainers during the New Year festivities; precursor to modern day manzai
tsuzumi; hourglass-shaped Japanese hand drum; drum (general term for struck leather percussion instruments)
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to hit hard; to strike hard
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
very young; little; childish; immature
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
every person; every mouth; every entrance
curious onlookers; rubbernecks