principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
stock-in-trade; tools of one's trade
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to creep about; to crawl around
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
travelling alone; solitary journey
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to be saucy (of children); to be impudent; to be cheeky; to be sassy; to be precocious
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
recollection; reminiscence
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
Kobo Daishi is always with me (written on the hats of Shikoku pilgrims)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
leaving a matter to chance
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
type of jōruri recitation
to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them