sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
international; diplomatic intercourse
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
to pick up; to find; to gather
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
100,000,000; one hundred million
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
originally; by nature; from the start
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
hospitalization; hospitalisation
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
(passenger) car; automobile
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated