festival; feast; carnival
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
great purification; purification rite performed twice a year, before daijōsai and after major disasters
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to chase; to run after; to pursue
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
trauma (usu. psychological)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
messenger of god; divine messenger
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
New Year's Eve; end of the year
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come