misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
rejection of Buddhism; expulsion of Buddhism
dividing into four; quartering
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
summery mountain; mountain that is often climbed in summer
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
ability to think up names; knack for naming things
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
headquarters; general staff
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
crucible; melting pot; melting pot (of cultures, ideas, etc.); state of ecstasy; state of fevered excitement
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup