navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
god of fire (in Japanese mythology, usu. Kagutsuchi no Kami)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
god who spreads infectious diseases; god of pestilence
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
something like ...; something called ...
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(social) class; rank; grade
early death; premature death; dying young
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
revengeful ghost; apparition
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
indisposition; emperor's illness; unhappiness