to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
option; choice; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to make (with great attention to detail); to produce; to craft; to build (something) into
to pay attention; to be watchful
to prostrate oneself (before)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
younger scholar; future reference
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
workshop; studio; atelier
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
(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
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
clear; evident; obvious; white
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
laboratory animal; experimental animal
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment