simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
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
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
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
terrible luck; very bad luck
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
smoothly; easily; readily
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion
the treasure that is children; child
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
health; healthy; sound; fit
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to have troubles; to have concerns
votive picture (originally of horse)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
willpower; energy; vitality
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)