to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
the soft sciences (social science, humanities, etc.)
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicate reason; infers some protest
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
menial; meanness; servility; abject
high; noble; refined; advanced
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
small; little; fine; pebble
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)
institute for general research; multidiscipline laboratory
to do over; to remake; to resume
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
polite; courteous; hospitable
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
pachinko parlor; pachinko hall
first meeting; first interview with
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)