to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
France; French (language)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
villager; village folk; countryfolk
to crouch; to squat; to cower
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
polite; respectful; reverent
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
meaning; significance; sense
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
you could say; you might say; verging on the
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
no!; no no!; no, not at all
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
now that; since; so long as; because