to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
animal spirit; animal ghost
cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death
alternating; taking turns
social awareness (e.g. in fiction)
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
member (of a class); trainee; participant
housewarming gift; housewarming
love or affection for one's parents
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
order (to an employee from management)
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
female company president; female CEO
to escape death; to be saved from death
sound of something falling
on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding
temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
on hand; readily available
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
overriding principle; main principle; great principle
young persons' association
record keeper; recorder; archivist
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore