marriage; marriage tie; love knot
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
tenth day of the month; ten days
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
ninth day of the month; nine days
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
tolerance; broad-mindedness
important point; point to make note of