contracted regular payment, e.g. monthly, weekly, etc.; by the (month, week, etc.)
community or regional development
shortcoming; fault; flaw; imperfection
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
annually; every year; year in and year out; from year to year
drinking place; bar; izakaya
to learn by heart (rote); to memorize; to memorise
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
girl hunt; trying to pick up a girl; looking for a girlfriend
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
semigovernmental corporation
fire spirit; salamander (mythical fire lizard)
saving the world; promoting national welfare
(one's) previous marriage
origin; promotion; originator; promoter
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
Little Kyoto; small town with historical features reminiscent of Kyoto
having a long torso and short legs; long-bodied and short-legged
first cockcrowing of the year
susceptible; vulnerable; prone (to)
revitalization of a town; town renewal (project)
to need; to require; to take; to demand
value; worth; virtue; blessing
it's probably so; it stands to reason
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
group of persons working at the imperial court (Yamato period); various craftsmen and artisans under the ritsuryo system
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
the three main gods: Amaterasu Omikami, Tsukuyomi no Mikoto and Susano-o no Mikoto; three precious children
exorcism rite; purification