to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
the six virtues (perfections) a Buddha elect practices to attain supreme enlightenment
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
image; figure; figure; form; image
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
high priest; virtuous monk; holy man; reverend; venerable
Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
abusive language; violent language; wild words
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to glare at each other; to confront each other
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
something; some kind of; for some reason
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Taira No Kiyomori (grand minister) (1118-1181)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
script used to write Sanskrit (esp. Siddham)
smoothly; easily; readily
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
I see; that's right; indeed
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
birth date; date of birth; DOB
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)