request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to say; to be called; to do
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
mass Ise pilgrimage (occurring intermittently during the Edo period)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to have a rumor circulating
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
worshiper; visitor to temple or shrine