questioner; interrogator; interpellator
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
reef knot; flat knot; square knot
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
sea monster; green turtle
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; fisherman; angler; lifting hand (judo)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
intended use; intended purpose
store dealing in a particular item; distributor; service point; agency; office
required subject; compulsory course
sales; selling; marketing
elective subject or course
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
slow-witted; dull; slow on the uptake
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?