care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
road approaching a shrine
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
Acala (Wisdom King); Acalanatha; Fudō Myōō (Myō-ō); fierce Buddhist deity
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
cycle racing track, esp. for keirin (course)
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road