rice plant (Oryza sativa)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
all the gods and goddesses; all the deities
someone; a certain person
Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.); Inari shrine; inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu); scrotum; testicle sack
each; respectively; individually; separately
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
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
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
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)
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
one plank's thickness below lies hell; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (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 (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); 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 century BCE?)
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; 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
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
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