refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(dead) body; corpse; remains
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
(religious) faith; belief; creed
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
holiness; sanctity; sacredness
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
from now; from this moment; henceforth
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
construction; establishment
at that time; in those days
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
vitality; energy; dynamism
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
feng shui; fengshui; wind and water
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
organic; coordinated; working in a coordinated fashion