dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly
drama; play; powerful drug
training; drilling; strengthening; use of alchemy; producing (gold, etc.) with alchemy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to die by drowning; to drown
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
without trouble; easily; readily
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
sand; fine sand; capelin roe (used as a sushi topping)
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
front shrine; hall of worship
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
before god; before an altar
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
separation; farewell; parting
warrior; soldier; samurai; government official serving the imperial court during the Nara period
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
to own; to receive; to understand
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone