excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
ski jump; jump ramp (skateboarding, BMX, etc.); launch ramp; wedge ramp
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
cooling pillow (often rubber)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
sign; indication; omen; symptom
mixed vegetable and seafood tempura
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
angrily; in a huff; in anger; plump; tender
garage; carport; depot (for trains, buses, etc.); shed; carbarn
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
and; thereupon; because of that
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
hokora; small wayside shrine
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about