unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; (breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
road approaching a shrine
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
faint outlines of an island; vague shape of an island; silhouette of an island
blow; shock; strike; batting
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
Yama; judge of the afterlife
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
teacher's grade book; book of sins; ledger in which Enma writes down the deeds and sins of the living
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
immediately; at once; instantly
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
sense of being victimized; aggrieved feelings; victim mentality; victim's mind
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun for good luck
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)