at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
every year; yearly; annually
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
homecoming; returning home
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
than; from; out of; except; but; more
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)