to be extremely sleepy; to be at the brink of falling asleep
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.)
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
road approaching a shrine
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
year of the Rooster; year of the Cock
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
immeasurable; infinite; inestimable
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
plastic bag; polyethylene bag
consumer electronics; home appliances
illegal dumping; fly-tipping
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; cannibalization; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
hostess (of a party, event, etc.); hostess (at a bar, club, etc.); female host (of a TV or radio show)
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink