to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
thoughtless; indiscreet; lacking in common sense; rashness; betraying one's lack of judgment (judgement); absurd
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
this or that person; anybody; many people
to keep in mind; to memorize
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
hokora; small wayside shrine
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
to get slightly dirty (all over)
principal occupation; core business
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
Hanako-san (ghost rumoured to haunt school toilet stalls)
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
mass culture; pop culture; popular culture; culture of the people (as opposed to the elite)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
gemstone totem (esp. as jewelry); healing crystal
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
almost (did); nearly (did)
aggression; invasion; raid
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
traveler's guardian deity (traveller)
round; spherical; circular