avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to sit for an examination
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
desire to act only in one's self-interest; selfish desires
government worker; public servant; civil servant
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to speak; to say; to vocalize
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to pluck; to pick; to tear
stupid idiot; total moron
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
divine messenger; messenger of a god (esp. an animal messenger)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
one's heart rate; pulse rate
ropeway; cableway; aerial lift; cable car
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
Niigata (city, prefecture)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
main temple building; nave
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive