the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
occupational ability; function; role
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
joint together; opposite; facing
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
transformer; trance (semi-conscious state); trance; trance music; trans; transgender
several minutes; a few minutes
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
visual hallucination; vision
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
decorative ridge-end tile (traditionally bearing the face of a demon and resembling a gargoyle); hideous face
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)