very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
difference; variation; difference
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
monetary offering; offertory
offering of mochi rice cakes; mochi rice cakes used as offering
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
chief abbot (of a Buddhist temple)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view