to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
early on; earlier on; from early
just one person; only one
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
neighboring village; neighbouring village
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
to mow; to reap; to harvest
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
each house; every house; many houses
personality; style; appearance
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
(in Japanese architecture) transom
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
neat and clean; tidy; trim
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
telephone call; telephone (device)
notice; notification; report; posting
spring break; spring vacation
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)