high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
yearned for; longed for; missed
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
home area; home town; local
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
some people; a few people; several people
desperately; for one's dear life
bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape
a Buddha; deceased person
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
in proportion to; just as much as
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
reward money; reward; honorarium
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
bedside; near one's pillow
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on
paradise across the ocean (folk belief of Okinawa and Amami)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to place firmly; to hit very hard
reward; honorarium; remuneration
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold