to employ; to hire; to engage
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; okame; okame soba; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
in (the proper) order; in (the correct) sequence
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
Buddhist memorial service
to make a speech; to address
the very best; excellent; superb
smallish; on the small side
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
sewing; needlework; embroidery
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
collar points; tip of a collar