to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
En no Ozunu (634-c.700) (founder of Shugendō)
founder; originator; pioneer
mountain worship; religion that worships mountains as sacred
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
preface; introduction; preamble
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
spirit world; underworld; the next world
living person; the living
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
distinction; favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
Children's Limbo; futile; unrewarding
to be nearing death; to be dying
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
police; police officer; police station
inability to discern the truth due to conflicting testimony
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
cotton gloves; working gloves
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together