to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
serious; severe; grave; acute
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
hazy moon (esp. on a spring night)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
snow-bearing wind; wind bringing snow
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
box carried on one's back to store books; wooden box carried on one's back to store items for a pilgrimage
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
invisibility (through magic)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
(inflected) end of a word; end of a sentence
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival