to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
all; entire; whole; altogether
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to accompany; to go with; to go together
second day of the month; two days
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
drugs; ingredients (for Chinese medicine)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to tell (somebody) to (do something)