once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
unseasonable; out of season
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
sun shower; sudden rain from a blue sky
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
line; queue; procession; matrix
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
settlement; solution; resolution
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
family; relatives; dependents; household
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
serious; severe; grave; acute
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)