(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
courting; wooing; making advances
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
triangular bandage; sling; triangular kerchief; bandana; bandanna
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to grant permission; to give permission
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
cooperation; coordination; link
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
leadership; initiative; spearhead
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
marriage proposal; courtship
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
boarding position (e.g. on train platform)
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
secret art; the mysteries
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
act of mercy; helping another person
restive horse; unmanageable person (esp. a woman); shrew; stubborn tomboy
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
to become calm; to die down
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification