very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
very interesting; of great interest
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
companion; company; tritagonist
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
timewasting; killing time
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
festival; feast; carnival
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
annual function; annual event
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)