rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
society; the world; the times
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
calamity; disaster; accident
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
maid; helper; help; assistance
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
bearing; heading; point of the compass
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
the way one works; one's working manner
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
Buddhist memorial service
Buddhist (household) altar
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
forty-ninth day after a person's death
hundred days; lengthy time
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
very small; tiny; insignificant
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)