use; utilization; utilisation; application
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
reluctance to part; sorrow at parting
first cry of a newborn baby
a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
(someone else's) daughter
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thunderous roar; roaring sound
suddenly; all of a sudden
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to wither (esp. plants as winter draws near); to fade; to shrivel; to pass one's prime; to start deteriorating; to begin to decline
people; men and women; each person; everybody
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
originally; by nature; from the start
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...