cash offering made on the occasion of one's visit to a shrine; money offering dedicated to the Shinto gods; fees for offering a branch of the sacred tree to the gods
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
too (much); overly; excessively
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; knowing; pregnant (pause)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
restaurant that only serves set meals
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
firm; unshakeable; resolute
health problem; poor physical health; bad shape; feeling unwell
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
having not the slightest idea
retainer; attendant; escort
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
large amount of money; great cost
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
making light of; disregarding
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon