to wheedle a person into doing something; to carry a portable shrine
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
of no interest; not interested
sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
line; queue; procession; matrix
steady; firm; solid; secure
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
being startled; getting a shock
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
Buddhist (household) altar
function; facility; faculty; feature
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic