flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
one's deceased elder brother
donor; benefactor; chief mourner; client (of a builder, etc.)
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
neglect of health; intemperance
way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death
unnatural or untimely (death)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
living room (Western style); sitting room
surroundings; environs; circumference
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
just one person; only one
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)
hanging; suspending; sling
nervousness; oversensitivity
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
like; similar to; same as
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
crematory; place where things are burned
to grant a person a moment
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
acquaintance; friend; familiar face