to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to order; to command; to appoint
that's the way it is; such is life
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
by myself; in person; by oneself
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
flour; meal; powder; dust
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to ask; to enquire; to query
(some) more; even more; longer; further
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)