charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
Hotei; Budai; god of contentment, depicted as a pot-bellied monk who carries a large cloth bag on his back
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
surpassing everything; better than anything; to be better than anything
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
pride; boast; credit (to)
both; both sides; both parties
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
so; therefore; and; (and) then
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle