exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
tendency; trend; inclination
remarkable; striking; obvious
if you think about it; come to think of it
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
back side; back end; posterior; rear
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
until now; so far; up to the present
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
drama; play; powerful drug
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
polite; respectful; reverent
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
materials; data; document
apparently; appears to be
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
very young; little; childish; immature
how many people; a number of people