guard; security (officer); guardsman
watermelon splitting (game)
to get help; to enlist aid
clapping and cheering; applause
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
superstition; superstitious belief
folk beliefs; folk religion
to have a smattering knowledge of
oracle; revelation; divine message
Wario (Nintendo character)
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
miraculous (miracle-working) water
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
famous mineral water; famous spring; famous river
sterilization; sterilisation
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
sitting with one knee drawn up
wedded life; married life
ponkan orange (Citrus reticulata); tangerine
to be the ruin of (a person)
active; dynamic; behavioural