divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
amazake; sweet drink made from fermented rice or sake lees
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
for use by children; for children
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
each time it happens; at all such times
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
maid; helper; help; assistance
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
slit; slitting (slicing a sheet of paper, metal, etc. into narrower strips)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
tabi; traditional split-toe socks
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
leather-soled sandals (geta)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
I see; that's right; indeed
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)