cup sake; sake sold in a single-serve glass cup or can
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
monetary offering; offertory
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
Jizō (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
rental car; rent-a-car; hire car; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
right hand drive (of cars, etc.)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
car model; type of (wheeled) vehicle; vehicle classification
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
priority; order of precedence
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
phantom; vision; illusion
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
one's younger days; when one was young
accelerator (pedal); gas pedal
to have the end in sight; (lit.) to see the mountains
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base