emperor (of Japan); mikado
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
optimist; easy-going person
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
repeated cultivation damage (same crop, same soil); continuous cropping hazard; replant failure
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
northern direction; north; (legal) wife (of a nobleman); lady
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
to grow horns; to sprout horns; to become angry; to become jealous
flake; thin slice; thin layer; lamina; lamella; leaf
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
to be left lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; to be abandoned by one's supporters; to have the rug pulled from under one; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
right and wrong; right or wrong
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
charm; incantation; spell; curse