(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
suffering pain; experiencing hardship
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
had better ...; had better not ...
being startled; getting a shock
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to apologize; to apologise
five most important temples of a region
ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
good old; good old-fashioned
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
hotcake; (American) pancake
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to name; to call; to christen; to term
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.