fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
armband; arm band; brassard
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
chestnut (horse coat color)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
barrette; hair clasp; hair slide
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
Asian hazel (Corylus heterophylla var. thunbergii); Siberian hazel
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
a second time; again; once more; twice
to lose one's way; to get lost
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
reopening; resumption; restarting
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
blazing sun; scorching sun; hot day
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
firm; unshakeable; resolute
water's edge; beach; shore
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known