to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
offering to a deity or someone's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
personal grudge; personal enmity
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
taking into consideration; making allowances (for); reserve; restraint; leniency
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
custom; habit; customary practice
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
pathos; melancholy; sorrow
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
point below the navel (a focus point for internal meditative techniques)
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to have meaning; to be meaningful
silent clap (done during a funeral or during certain rites at the Ise Grand Shrine)
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
prohibition; ban; embargo
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
frequent; densely packed; thick
being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness
small spiral-shelled snail; spiral shellfish
hairstyle with buns on each side of the head
hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)