to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
gloomy and depressing; mournful
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death; the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
self-study; self-teaching
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
spiritual awakening; resolution
Chinese scholar-bureaucrat; Chinese scholar-official
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
lines of the palm; aptitude; handwriting; apt move (in a go or shogi game); standard method
thoroughly; through and through
style of handwriting or calligraphy
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
scholar of literature; literary person; man of letters; writer
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
various matters; everything
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
troubled times; turbulent times
carelessly; inattentively
at once; there and then; immediately
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)