substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
Japanese poem; waka; tanka
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
spirit; heart; disposition
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
oil-soaked cloth; oily rag; oilskin; oilcloth
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to become better; to improve
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
in that way; like that; that way
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
great scholar; savant; polymath