simple; simplified; easy; plain
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
Buddhist (household) altar
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
ritual visits to a temple
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
firmly rooted; deep-seated
national character; regional character
to play a central role; to take a leading part
contract; compact; agreement
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
(political) power; authority; influence
struggle (for); scramble; contest
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
to play a leading role; to play a central part
char (esp. the Japanese char, Salvelinus pluvius); charr
type of stew, usu. fish or vegetables in a mild broth; fish grilled unseasoned and then simmered slowly in soy and mirin broth
ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis); sweetfish
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
preserved food boiled in sweetened soy sauce
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory