mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
a Buddha; deceased person
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
to spread; to be propagated
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility