fast approach; quick intimacy
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
monetary offering; offertory
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
grotesque; disgusting; gross
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
literature; books (reference); document
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
but; however; although; though
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
paper scoop used in goldfish scooping
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape