spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
showing one's face in public; facing another person
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
that is to say; so that means
in spite of; regardless of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
reconciliation; make peace with
final; eventual; ultimate
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
world-class; (of) high global reputation
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
high spirits; gleeful mood
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment