to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana; opposite bank; opposite shore
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
T-shaped wooden bell hammer
going on an alms round (for food); going begging (for food); going to ask for alms of food; pindacara
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
gate; door; house; family
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
tofu; bean curd; beancurd