small shrine; depository for sacred objects
contours of one's body; figure
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
arts and crafts; artistic handicraft; fine and applied art
creation; Creation (by God)
with all one's strength; with all one's heart; resignation; resolution
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
freight handling; cargo sorting; disposal of goods; sale
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
crucial; key; most important; main (point)
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
beautiful maiko or geisha
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
to paste; to stick on with glue; to starch (e.g. a shirt); to scrape a living
insect catching; bug catching
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
conceptional drawing (of a building) at completion
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
portrait orientation; vertical orientation
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
(how) many times; (how) often
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to smile broadly; to grin widely
to throw oneself; to jump; to leap