origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
good; goodness; right; virtue
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
with a momentary flash of light
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
particularly; only; in the case of
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
tiles matching the round wind
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
freely; frankly; without reserve
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
funny story; funny anecdote
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment