establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
food packed in a wooden box
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
fat (of meat); fatty meat
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
charming figure; alluring figure
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
change; alteration; modification
to cry and shout; to scream
safety zone; traffic island
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
bold; daring; unflappable
sensitivity; sensibility; susceptibility; receptivity
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible