shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
knit; knitted fabric; knitted garments; nit (unit of surface brightness equal to 1 candela per square meter)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
question; inquiry; enquiry
greeting; a fine thing to say
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
back off!; leave me alone!
Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna
folk beliefs; folk religion
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
God; god; ace; king; superior person
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
homa; Buddhist rite of burning wooden sticks to ask a deity for blessings
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make