hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
headquarters; general staff
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to telephone; to make a phone call
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
break (from work, etc.); recess
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to close (one's eyes); to shut
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
loveable; very likeable; like very much
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
genuine article; real thing; real deal
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
curiosity; inquisitiveness
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick