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)
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
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
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
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
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
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
during a telephone call; busy line
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
baseball player; ballplayer
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
movie director; film director
listing (on the stock exchange, etc.); taking a company public; presentation (e.g. of a play, opera); performance