Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
film released direct-to-video
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
match; game; bout; contest
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
headlock (wrestling move)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
kubinage; neck throw; head throw
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
head scissors (pro wrestling move)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sleeper; sleeping person; wearable blanket; sleeper agent; sleeper (bowling)
father; dad; husband; you; he
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; how about
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
adds force or indicates command
neck; head; dismissal; discharge