somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to be careful; to take the utmost care
accounting; administration (of money)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
river; stream; River; the ... river
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
finishing early (e.g. work, a game); entering elementary school a year earlier than others
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
surveillance camera; security camera
to spend time (on doing something)
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to pick up; to find; to gather
to control; to command; to get the better of
to half-rise to one's feet
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)