debt collector; bill collector
to intertwine; to twist together
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
that is to say; so that means
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
(distinction of) sex; gender
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
older brother and younger sister
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
extreme close-up (photo, shot)
to spend time (on doing something)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members