just one person; only one
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to replace; to move; to change the position of
there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
God; god; ace; king; superior person
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
otherworldly; sanctimonious
to pile up; to accumulate
France; French (language)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
tenement house; row house