to fall completely silent; to become still as death
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
mixture (synthesis) of Buddhism and Shintoism
a Buddha; deceased person
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
origin; beginning; source; rise
(religious) faith; belief; creed
ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
ancestor; forefather; foremother
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to have a smattering knowledge of
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
Buddhist memorial service
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
hereabouts; around there; that area
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to accompany; to go with; to go together
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate