to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
cannot be compared with; no match for
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to invite in; to show someone in
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
control; management (e.g. of a business)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
outsider; someone outside of a group
staying the night; lodging (at)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
meditation; contemplation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to breathe while sleeping
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
(period of) a year; during an era
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
being the strongest; being powerful (mighty) without equal
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling