user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
colocolo (Leopardus colocolo); pampas cat
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to be in order; to be organized; to be systematized
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
first shrine visit of New Year
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
picking up trash; collecting garbage
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
precarious situation; precarious state
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
pyramid-style; pyramid-shaped
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
what the hell?; what are you going on about?; what the hell are you doing?; you've got to be kidding
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing