mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
important point; strategic position; key point
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
restoration; repair; mending
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
slightly early; just before
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to apologize; to apologise