to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
penalty; sentence; punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
entreaty; appeal; petition
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
pardon; remission; amnesty
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
(expression of) gratitude
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
completion of construction
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs