reliance; trust; faith; confidence
demon of ill health; disease
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
even though; despite; when
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to come and go; to go back and forth
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
clanging; empty; deserted
dry riverbed; river beach
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
river; stream; River; the ... river