shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
squab; young pigeon; pigeon meat
becoming a monk; entering priesthood
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
step-sister (elder); stepsister
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
danger past, God forgotten
beanbag; beanbag juggling game; bobbling the ball
unseasonably cool weather during the rainy season
curl (on a rolled poster, etc.)
pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; (lit.) the proud Heike family does not last long
wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (lit.) (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog
nursery; nursing room; baby-care room
electronic voting; e-voting
Rome was not built in a day
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
analogue record; phonograph record; gramophone record
the oppressed; downtrodden people
Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible, traditionally attributed to Moses)
balance inquiry (bank account)
wooden stick; wooden pole
covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); lined hakama that bulge in the front
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed