four-eyed; pattern of four squares
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
fast-talking; rapid talking
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
to rank next to; to come after
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
Buddhist service (e.g. memorial service)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
Buddhist services in memory of those drowned in a river; offering to suffering spirits at the river
straw boat for one's ancestral spirits to sail in
Rhizopogon rubescens (species of edible mushroom)
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
natural features; scenery; things particular to a certain region or season; characteristic scenery and customs; scenes and manners
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
family; members of a family
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
first meeting; first interview with
to get on well with (someone)
there is a tendency; there is a possibility