no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
one thin flat object; one sheet
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
fifth day of the month; five days
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
bulletin board; notice board; billboard; roadside sign; sign on a post, usu. wooden, esp. containing information about a sight, warning, congratulations, etc.
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to fall off; to tumble down
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to make an appearance; to show up
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction