temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to increase; to add to; to augment
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
as (for); for; in the capacity of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
something new (of poor quality)
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
a Buddha; deceased person
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
such; this sort of; like this
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
completion of construction
interior; inside; internal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
wife and children; (arch.) wife
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget