melancholy; gloom; depression
standard; set; routine; decided
houses and inhabitants; population
to listen to in an ecstasy
niche or alcove for an image; (in Okinawa) portable shrine used to move a deceased from their house to the graveyard
professional female mourner; keener
assorted grains; cereals; millet
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
hard worker; hardworking person
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
one's younger days; when one was young
even though; despite; notwithstanding
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
chopping board; cutting board
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
phantom; vision; illusion
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
had better ...; may as well ...
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
attendance; participation; presence
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to move to tears; to draw tears; to evoke tears