condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
bolt from the blue; great surprise
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to be manageable; to be able to handle
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
Buddhist ritual implements (esp. altar fittings)
Shinto priest; chief priest (of a Shinto shrine); Welsh onion
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
military affairs; military work
vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition
posterity; future generations; future life
to watch steadily; to stare