to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
simply; merely; only; solely
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
as if nothing had happened
general idea; concept; notion
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
at least; at most; (even) just
while alive; during one's lifetime
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
student (esp. a university student)
long hair (usu. of a man)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
base; basis; bedrock; platform
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
kind; sort; species; species
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
fate; destiny; predestination
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around