bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
avatamsa (flower adornment, as a metaphor for becoming a buddha); Avatamska sutra; Kegon (sect of Buddhism)
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
school of one's (first, second) choice
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
first thing in the morning
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
each field; various circles
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to look away; to turn away
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
in perfect form; going swimmingly
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
sending back; return to sender
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
greedy; avaricious; covetous
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
collation; examining and comparing
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so