to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
block (of wood); chip; splinter
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the other day; a few days ago
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to be found; to be discovered
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out