called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
fishing industry; fishery
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
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to collect; to assemble; to gather
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
by means of; due to; because of; according to
bonfire often in temple grounds, usu. of charms, talismans, New Year decorations, etc.; ritual burning of money, cedar sticks, or other objects as an offering
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to gather; to collect; to assemble
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
such ... as; or some such
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
such; like that; that sort of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
while; during; while; although; all; both
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
else; in addition; besides
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged