(mobile phone) number portability
svāhā; well said; so be it
nothing increases or decreases (because all things are void)
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
neither arising nor ceasing
divining sticks; counting; calculation
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
genuine article; real thing; real deal
all nighter; sleepless night
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world
range of vision; field of vision
Sanuki (former province located in present-day Kagawa Prefecture)
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
attending someone through the night (guard, nurse); act of a woman sleeping with a man (at his bidding); keeping overnight vigil over body before burial
nirvana; supreme enlightenment; death; death of Buddha
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation