respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
complicity; implication; involvement
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
whispering into a person's ear
glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
mochi wrapped with sweet bean jam
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
inattention; absent-mindedness
distinguished or meritorious service
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
notice; notification; report; posting
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
with a clang or a clink; tinkle
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
coin of the smallest value; poorly-minted coin
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
letter left behind by someone who has departed; farewell letter
worried look; melancholy air
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly