company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
person of doubtful origin
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo-period punishment)
to relax; to feel at home
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
going back to sleep; sleeping in
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
caption; headline; legend; subtitles (on a film or TV show)
first dream of the New year (believed to foretell one's luck); (arch.) dream on the night of setsubun
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
to shoot down; to win (a position, someone's heart, etc.); to gain; to get
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
standard; average; typical; normal
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
bright (light) colour (color)
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
three persons; three parties
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
well-modulated (voice); nicely varied (writing style); lively; full-bodied (flavour); complex
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)