main cause; primary factor
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
region; limits; stage; level
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
family bath (in a ryokan, etc.)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to support each other; to support one another
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
first-rate specimen; first-rate object; superb item; superb article; excellent thing; pick (e.g. of a litter)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
disorder; disturbance; unrest
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
pending question; unresolved problem
fertilization; fertilisation; impregnation; pollination; insemination
pro baseball team; professional baseball team
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to get narrower; to contract
opening and shutting; opening and closing
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
anal sex; anal intercourse
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
change; transition; vicissitudes
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
in terms of; from the point of view of
secret place; hidden place; female genitalia; the underworld; the other world
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
ball of a finger; finger cushion; pulp of the finger; pad of the finger