candied apple; toffee apple
small change; coins; small sum of money
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to come and go; to go back and forth
torii; Shinto shrine archway
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
to tighten; to press hard
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to yield to temptation; to succumb
every person; every mouth; every entrance
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to throw into; to dump in together
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
older sister and younger brother
to be too numerous; to be too much
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
adds force or indicates command
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
temple which issues amulets
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
senior high school student
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context