Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
adopted child; foster child
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
children's song; nursery song
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
clumsy; unskillful; bungling; poor; bad
on-the-spot inspection; on-site inspection
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
as you are aware; as you know
restorative; smelling salts
imported article; imported goods
gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
unreasonable; absurd; irrational; very
number of people; population; human head
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
periodic medical check-up (examination)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
difficult to approach; inaccessible
hokora; small wayside shrine
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
detective team; study group; club
about when; about what time; how soon
to appear in the newspaper
person who has committed suicide
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
vigorous; cheerful; assertive