to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
hokora; small wayside shrine
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
government official; public servant; civil servant
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
good or bad luck; fortune
to tell someone's fortune; to divine (the future); to predict; to forecast
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to become hoarse; to become husky
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
frost columns; ice needles
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
one person; another name; nickname; alias
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
appearance; air; condition; state; form
be absorbed in deep thought; be sunk in thought
smelt fishing (esp. on a frozen lake); smelt ice fishing
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme