to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
patron god; tutelar deity; guardian deity; local deity
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
end; tip; extremities; terminal
family; relatives; dependents; household
head of family; originator
to care for someone; to look after someone
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to wash away; to rinse off
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
curse; spell; malediction
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
incense set (e.g. burner, tray, tongs, etc.); incense paraphernalia; incense components (e.g. sandalwood, musk, aloeswood)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma