investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
the five skandhas (matter, sensation, perception, mental formations and consciousness); the five aggregates
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
pitch dark; total darkness
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
to glare at each other; to confront each other
dividing for administrative purposes; partition; division
to clatter; to flap (noisily); to rattle; to walk around being unable to settle down
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
surface of the earth; ground surface
staying in the air; remaining airborne
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
killing time; staving off boredom
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
condition; state of preservation
symbol; code; sign; notation