to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
counter for generations; epoch
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
silk damask; satin damask
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
the people; citizens; the populace
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
moving about; stirring about
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris