sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
cold; chilly; unconcerned; indifferent
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to step forward; to volunteer
gray or silver haired (grey)
child actor; child actress; child's role (in a film, play, etc.); child's part
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
middle of the night; dead of night
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
mock Buddhist sutra; type of fast-paced humorous singing mimicking the chanting of a Buddhist sutra, usually with lyrics satirizing current events; ahodarakyō
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
accession to the throne; enthronement
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
the first beat of the war drum
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
ichikotsu mode (one of the six main gagaku modes)
Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale (corresponding to: so, la, ti, do, re, mi, fa), similar to Mixolydian mode