secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
joint; reason; sense; logic
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
entreaty; supplication; petition
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
creak; squeak; creaking sound
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
pride; dignity; self-respect
passing through without stopping; passing by
root; source; origin; cause