(religious) piety; faith; devotion
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
genuine; authentic; true; real
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
sacred wine or sake; sake offered to the gods; sake
the emperor's person; the body of Christ; the Host; the Eucharist
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
mixing things of different type (alternately or at the same time); mixture; dish of noodles, seafood, vegetables (from Nagasaki)
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
Buddhist (household) altar
contradiction; inconsistency
to accept; to receive; to agree
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
slightly good luck (as a fortune telling result)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom