now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
flash (of light); glint; schiller
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
practice; practising; training; study
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
each and every person (saying); one and all; unanimously; in unison; separately; individually
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to accompany; to go with; to go together
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
way; method; means; resource; course
war photographer; combat cameraman
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
partly open; in half bloom
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)