chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
independent business; self-employment
heir; inheritor; successor
home area; home town; local
yamabushi; practitioner of Shugendō; itinerant Buddhist monk
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to serve; to work for; to attend
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to); attached school; affiliated school
descendant; progeny; offspring
temple lodgings (for visiting monks or pilgrims); temple guesthouse; monk's quarters
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
kitchen manager; chef; cook
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
running the whole distance
to lose one's way; to get lost
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
wallboard; wall decoration
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
serious; severe; grave; acute
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
don't worry about it; forget about it
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings