helper; assistant; help; assistance
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
to do a silly thing; to do something stupid
parental love; parental affection
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
sea and mountains; deep (indebtedness, love, etc.); immense
extreme religious piety; unshakable faith
pure rice; (of sake, vinegar, etc) made from only rice, kōji, and water; junmai sake (sake in which the only ingredients are rice and yeast)
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
tasteless and odorless; bland
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
near oneself; close to one; familiar
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
again and again; repeatedly
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
firm promise; definite promise
to make one's rounds; to patrol
temple festival; fair; fete day; day related to a particular deity and thought to bring divine blessing to those who celebrate it
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive