hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
temple bell rung 108 times on New Year's Eve
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
in proportion to; just as much as
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
such; this sort of; like this
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
messenger of god; divine messenger
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
God; god; ace; king; superior person
moonless sky (poetic usage)
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis); yellow-spotted pit viper
to be needed; to be wanted
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be too late; to be too slow