belief; faith; adherence; espousal
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to revere; to respect; to worship
depravity; corruption; degradation
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
founder; originator; pioneer
on the occasion of; at the time of
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
covered with; stained; smeared
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence