to take away; to carry off
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
meditation method; contemplation technique
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
three-way junction; three-way intersection
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
personal history; background; career
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
scarf (esp. a lightweight summer scarf worn by women)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
Jizō (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
stone statue of Jizō (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō