platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to harden one's heart; to steel oneself; to be ruthless; to become "it" (in hide-and-seek, etc.)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
popularization; popularisation
to be rearranged; to be moved (around); to be changed; to be replaced; to be exchanged; to be switched
folk beliefs; folk religion
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th); Vesak
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
(large) parrot (incl. the cockatoo)
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
lineage; pedigree; family line
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
five directions (center, north, south, east, and west)
east, west, south and north
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
prayer (for something); supplication
controlling; suppressing; quelling
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
hand used like a sword in striking
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)