life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
superstition; superstitious belief
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hairdresser; hairdressing
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
Nishi Hongan-ji (temple in Kyoto)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
instead; but (on the other hand)
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
in one's own way or style
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
will not do; do not; does not
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
correction; rectification; mending; repair
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so