safety (well-being) of one's family; peace and prosperity in the household
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
traffic safety; driving safety; road safety
health; healthy; sound; fit
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
conception after shrine visit, prayer, etc.
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
assortment; product lineup
yen (currency of Japan); circle
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)
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse
(ceremonial) arrow used to drive off evil
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
sale; sales; selling; marketing
(corrugated) cardboard; cardboard box; carton
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
8000; eight thousand; many
marriage; marriage tie; love knot; spiritual connection (to a person, object); spiritual tie; fated connection
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)