copying and transmitting a text
hundred times worship (e.g. visiting a shrine or temple a hundred times for prayer, walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)
affectionately attached; reluctant to part
lengthy (of a book, etc.); voluminous; most (e.g. most part); greater; fairly
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; (lit.) a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught
boat embarkation area; boat boarding area
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
poor correspondent; apparent disdain of (or trouble with) writing; someone who appears to dislike (or be poor at) writing
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
(in the middle of) considering; deliberating
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
ukiyo-e print produced with various shades of indigo (and sometimes small amounts of vermilion or yellow)
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
five (long cylindrical things)
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
being good at shopping sensibly; sensible shopper; shrewd buyer; smart shopper
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
couple with a large age disparity
increase in the average age of marriage
combination of (varied) pitches, serves, etc.
to leave a bad impression behind
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
getting back together; being reconciled; returning to normal
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
the question remains; it comes into question