homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
younger people; future generations
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
tap; faucet; tapping (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.); three wheeler
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
school inter-class ball-game competition
extremely troubled; very puzzled
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
image change; changing one's image; makeover
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
order; sequence; procedure
late-night screening (at a movie theatre)
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
anti-travel sickness (medicine)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
snoring; growling (low rumbling sound)
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
way of taking (e.g. photographs); manner of taking; how to take
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
to face on; to look out on to
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate