honorific affix; honorific prefix
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
light trap (for killing insects)
at first; in the beginning; originally
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
destruction; collapse; crumbling
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply