reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
biography of a monk or history of a temple told in pictures
genre picture; painting depicting customs
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
colour picture (color); color painting
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to
carving; engraving; sculpture
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
introverted; introspective, self-examining; centripetal
difference; discrepancy; variation
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
drama; theatre; theater; play
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on