speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
had better ...; had better not ...
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
to have meaning; to be meaningful
around the world; throughout the world
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
infant; baby; little child
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
parents and siblings; one's relatives
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
recompense; indemnity; atonement