ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
suffix for familiar person
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
offender; criminal; culprit
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to chase; to run after; to pursue
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
name; given name; first name
home area; home town; local
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
boy; son; baby boy; young man
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
one-by-one; separately; in detail
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion