easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to give directions; to issue instructions
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
alone; by oneself; on one's own
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
Jizō (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
then; well; so; well then
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
monetary offering; offertory
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sorry; excuse me; thank you
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above