return; relapse; recurrence
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
(Edo-period) room for confining criminals or lunatics
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
eternity; through all eternity; for evermore; for many generations to come
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
neighbourhood; neighborhood
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
relying entirely on ...; using solely ...; with the sole purpose of ...; based on (mutual consent, etc.)
relation; connection; affinity
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
income; receipts; revenue
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt