rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
volume sales; volume retail
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
Shrine Shintō; form of Shintō that focuses on worship in shrines, in contrast to folk and sectarian practices
torii; Shinto shrine archway
facing south; southern exposure
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
husband and wife; married couple
to be away from home; to be out of the house
very interesting; of great interest
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
contingency; fortuity; randomness; unpredictability; haphazardry
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
spirit world; underworld; the next world
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to make oneself available (free)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise