soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
floating ball of fire (said to be the soul of a dead person); meteor; shooting star
spirit of a deceased person
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
wild spirit (one of the aspects of the soul of a kami)
incense which supposedly allows the spirit of a departed loved one to be seen in the smoke
fierce or defiant look; determined expression; plucky countenance
spirit of a true craftsman; artisan spirit; pride in one's craft
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
god who bestows happiness upon people
tread on a worm and it will turn; even a tiny bug will defend itself; even the weakest and smallest beings have their own wills, so do not make light of them
god of food (esp. of rice)
sleepwalking; somnambulism; autoscopy
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
manly spirit; soul of a samurai
invocation of the spirits of the dead
spirit of a deceased person
putting one's heart and soul into each pitch
unyielding spirit; indomitable spirit
to put one's heart and soul into something
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
heart and soul; one's heart; one's soul
to pour one's heart and soul into
shrine dedicated to the spirits of the war dead
losing energy (e.g. because of sadness); being exhausted; being absorbed (in something); being immersed
calling a dead soul back from the afterlife
sending off the spirits of one's ancestors on the last day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
so near, yet so far; ploughing the field and forgetting the seed; (lit.) making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it
god of food (esp. of rice)
Aleutian ragwort (Senecio cannabifolius)
god of food (esp. of rice)
memorial service (esp. for war dead)
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
Japanese spirit with Western learning
sound post (e.g. of a violin)
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
losing energy (e.g. because of sadness); being exhausted; being absorbed (in something); being immersed
welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors on the first day of the Bon Festival (by lighting small fires)
the Japanese spirit imbued with Chinese learning
return to the divine through spiritual quietude
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
god of food (esp. of rice)
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower
monument to the faithful who died in battle
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense
so near, yet so far; ploughing the field and forgetting the seed; (lit.) making a Buddha statue but not putting a soul in it
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
a leopard cannot change its spots; the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
god of food (esp. of rice)
god of food (esp. of rice)
divine spirit of creation; god who gives birth to all things
god who bestows happiness upon people
mausoleum; (temporary) resting place of a corpse
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
to be astonished; to be startled; to be appalled
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
(theory of) the immortality of the soul
spirit that possesses a mysterious power
spirit that possesses a mysterious power
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
god who controls a country's territory; god who rules a country
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
aggressively business-minded; shrewd (of a merchant, salesman, etc.)
aggressively business-minded; shrewd (of a merchant, salesman, etc.)
separation of the soul from the body; disembodied soul