bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
creak; squeak; creaking sound
double suicide; lovers' suicide
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
bedridden; confined to bed
younger brother and sister
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
sympathy; compassion; pity
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
in the end; at the end of the day
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)