to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
animal spirit; animal ghost
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
short-distance race; sprint
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
general; popular; common; typical
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
to recollect; to remember; to imagine; to guess; (arch.) to admire (e.g. beauty); (arch.) to praise
with a whistle (e.g. of a kettle)
to boil strongly; to be excited
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove; household; family
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
practitioner of Buddhism; practitioner of austerities; disciplinant; practitioner of martial arts
cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)
structured (e.g. information); integral (e.g. knowledge); systematic
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
Shinto ritual in which a shaman or priest soaks bamboo grass in boiling water and sprinkles the water on worshippers (originally a form of divination, later a purification ceremony, now primarily used to pray for good health)
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon; positive and negative (magnetic poles, electric terminals, etc.); cathode and anode
praying for the coming of a deity; ceremonial transfer of a divided tutelary deity to a new location