to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
candy fashioned in human and animal forms; deceptive appearance; all show; empty suit
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
gradually; slowly but steadily
offense; offence; crime; punishment
mirror found in hell in Enma's chamber that allows people to see their good and bad deeds
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
sincere; faithful; honest
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
being struck mad by love; blind love
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
good policy; wise policy; best plan
rising; ascending; climbing
hossu; (ceremonial) fly whisk; horse tail whisk
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
to comb down; to smooth down
interference; intervention; meddling
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to do something different; to make a big thing of
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
sound of vibrating bowstring
to wrap up (in); to roll up (in); to tuck (up)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)