Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
day by day; every day; by the day
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
nod; inclination of the head
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
pose (in kabuki); posture
to hurry up; to press on; to hasten
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
food and clothing; livelihood; living; to feed and clothe
financial difficulty; distress
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
twice; again; second time
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
since our last meeting; since we parted
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
help; assistance; service