to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
neat and clean; tidy; trim
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
putting into operation; invocation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
root; source; origin; cause
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
the last moment; the very end
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
March; third month of the lunar calendar
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)