statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
loose; immoral; dissolute; slovenly; untidy; messy
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
what happens twice will happen thrice
plain; plateau; tableland
because of; owing to; due to
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
question; inquiry; enquiry
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to kill; to beat to death
spirit; heart; disposition
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
walking off with someone's bag; luggage theft; luggage thief
foreign; abroad; overseas
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to make merry; to be festive
new record (in sports, etc.)
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...