to accumulate merit; to make merit
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
mythical two-tailed monster cat
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
day and night; around the clock
incessant working; working non-stop
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
votive picture (originally of horse)
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
a Buddha; deceased person
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
three days and three nights