main temple building; nave
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
simultaneous; all at once
terrible luck; very bad luck
stochastic; probabilistic
most difficult; next to impossible
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
warding off evil; protecting against misfortune
sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
warm and snug; soft and comfortable
gene; fanzine; zine; jeans
Hokkaido squirrel (subspecies of red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris orientis)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
if you do this; if this is the case
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
all night; throughout the night
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)