exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
personal (employee); employed; retained
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
branch; branch office; subdivision
subcontractor; subcontracting company
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
to emphasize; to attach importance to
how many years; how long; what year
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
as; because; with; due to
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
interests and preferences
to move around; to move about; to get around
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison
billowy; fluffy; cloudlike; tenderly; amiably; softly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
sense of values; values; value system
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)