religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to maintain; to continue to have
maternal line; mother's side of the family
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
snow-white; pure; immaculate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to view the past with nostalgia
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in the earth; in the ground; underground
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to be needed; to be wanted
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
open; spacious; extensive
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over