divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to have authority (over); to have great influence (over)
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
in the background; not standing out
tasteless and odorless; bland
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
addition; adding; supplement
first day of the month; the first of the month
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
monetary offering; offertory
two bows, two claps, and a third bow (common form of worshipping at a shrine)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to face; to confront; to be opposite to
going from door to door greeting relatives and friends (esp. at New Year); round of complimentary visits
(at) the beginning of the New Year; early in the New Year
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
wish; desire; request; prayer
to give; to present; to offer; to do for someone's sake
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
almost completely empty; virtually empty; inadequately defended; undefended; unguarded
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff