a Buddha; deceased person
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
in proportion to; just as much as
to employ; to hire; to charter
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
sailing windward; land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
reward money; reward; honorarium
January; first month of the lunar calendar
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth