to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to say; to be called; to do
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; 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; to hand (over); to give
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
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
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