to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
internal door; inner door
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
superstition; superstitious belief
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to give; to let one have; to do for one
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
Mongolian spot; Mongolian blue spot; congenital dermal melanocytosis
warding off disaster; protecting against misfortune
charm; incantation; spell; curse