star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
thunderous roar; roaring sound
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
why; how; for what reason
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it