convenient; handy; useful
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to become an expert; to be master at
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
rest; break; recess; intermission
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
place for ritual cleansing of hands and mouth with water when visiting shrines
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
worry; care; consideration
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
prayer (for something); supplication
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
duty; function; office; mission; task
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
mission; delegation; transmission
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
ultimate; final; last; eventual