there is no God!; it's a cruel world; (lit.) there is no god or Buddha
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
social conditions; social situation; state of society; social landscape; social climate
to feel blue; to feel depressed
good match; suitable candidate (for marriage); good opportunity to be saved by Buddha
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to dispose of; to sell off
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
best friend; very close friend
dilapidated house; deserted house
high and low (social standing)
ill-gotten money; bad coin
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
working on a day off (to make up for lost time, or to make an impression)
country with a constitutional government; constitutional state; country where the rule of law prevails; system based on the rule of law
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
to pass by (time); to hit too much
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general