crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
black and white; right and wrong
overlapping; piling; stacking
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
ossuary; crypt; charnel house
Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
one sun (approx. 3 cm); little bit (of time, distance, etc.)
to run away; to escape safely
corrugated iron; corrugated sheet metal; galvanised sheet iron
festival marking the start of boating season
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
to become red; to redden; to blush
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
hey there; I say; see here
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts