(religious) faith; belief; creed
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
fishing industry; fishery
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to collect; to assemble; to gather
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
by means of; due to; because of; according to
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerably; fairly; quite
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to gather; to collect; to assemble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
such ... as; or some such
in this way; thus; such; uh...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
such; like that; that sort of; very
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
older brother; elder brother
while; during; while; although; all; both
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged