free from worldly or worthless thoughts
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
lustful beast; lascivious monster
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to give off (a smell, scent, aroma); to smell of; to perfume (a room, etc.); to hint at; to suggest; to insinuate
being circumscribed by one's own words and actions
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems)
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
Buddha's name (esp. when used in prayer); fame; renown
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
historic spot; historic site; place of historical interest; historic remains; ruins
high mountain; alpine mountain
another name; synonym; alias; pseudonym
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
literature; books (reference); document
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents; ungrateful child; unfilial child
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4) on which a bean scattering ceremony is held; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
folk beliefs; folk religion
necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
deadly serious; deadly earnest
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
difference; disparity; gap
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
foreign enemy; outside invader