attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
to be muddy; to be slushy
garden lantern; hanging lantern
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to entrust; to leave to a person
burglary; burglar; closet
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
January; first month of the lunar calendar
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
haberdashery; sundries store
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
in the same way as; just like
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error