to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry
denaturation; degeneration
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
ancient Shinto music and dancing
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
place where there is a god or spirit; place containing the sacred object of a shrine
to present; to dedicate; to obey; to follow; to proudly bear
special move (e.g. in martial arts)
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to say too much; to go too far
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to hammer into place; to end (a performance); to kill; to slay
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
Konjin; God of (unlucky) directions