each; respectively; individually; separately
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to be faithful; to do one's duty
to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hokora; small wayside shrine
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
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
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
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
otherworldly; sanctimonious
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?)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
bloom of youth; prime of girlhood
fully; luxuriantly; fluffy; plump; soft and full; corpulent
to gain weight; to put on weight
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
that's a different matter; that's a different story