to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
image; figure; figure; form; image
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
clandestine Christian (during the Edo period); secret Christian
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
originally; by nature; from the start
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
Japanese person; Japanese people
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest