the whole; all; on the whole; generally; from the start; from the outset
long ago; previous; of a former age
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
after this; from now on; henceforth; (arch.) coming late; (arch.) someone coming late
lady; madame; matron; (arch.) mistress (of a household); (arch.) housewife
child or doll used as a vessel for a spirit invoked by a shaman or miko
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
enlightenment; great wisdom
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to stop (plug) one's ears
hard disk (drive); hard drive
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
practical experience; actual experience
to make a speech; to address
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
eardrum; tympanic membrane
auditory nerve; vestibulocochlear nerve