to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
logo; Logo (programming language)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
religious organization; religious organisation
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
reopening; resumption; restarting
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
living together; coexistence
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
trend of the times; way things are going
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of