column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
in good health; alive and well; going strong
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
reigning; controlling; dictating
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
the Six Kingdoms (of China's Warring States period: Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Wei and Zhao); the six tree-derived incense varieties used in kōdō ceremonies
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
in proportion to; just as much as
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
conviction; belief; confidence
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
pillar of fire; blazing column
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to soak into; to permeate
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering