to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
to do for (the sake of someone else)
one's younger days; when one was young
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
practice; practising; training; study
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe