bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
beckoning cat; figure of a cat with one paw raised (usu. white porcelain)
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
apparent; obvious; very clear
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
I, as a mere priest; this humble servant of Buddha
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
(giving) instruction; initiation
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
secret art; the mysteries
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to thrust before; to thrust at
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
that is to say; so that means
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to concern; to be related
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
how long; how far; how much
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to practice magic; to practise magic
worshipper; worshiper; visitor (to a shrine or temple); pilgrim
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred