Shingon sect (of Buddhism)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
lineage; pedigree; family line
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
services performed in perpetuity by a Buddhist temple for the repose of a departed soul
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
right after coming out; just graduated
new graduate; recent graduate
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
getting nauseated; getting angry
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
a pair (of shoes or socks)
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest