to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
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
road approaching a shrine
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
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
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)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
one's own handwriting; autograph
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
mental health; mental hygiene
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
guidance; protective custody
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
consumer electronics; home appliances
unlawful dumping (e.g. of garbage)
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge