munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
matter to be checked or investigated
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
main question; real issue at hand
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
to take away; to carry away
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
husband and wife; married couple
region; limits; stage; level
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
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
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
dry riverbed; river beach
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.