flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.); to dry the bottom of a ship (to prevent insect damage)
blood relationship; blood relative
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
unfilial son; undutiful son; thankless son; unfilial daughter; undutiful daughter; thankless daughter
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
waking; waking up; awakening
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
greatness; excellence; magnificence
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
one's last journey; the journey to the other world; death
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to put to death (e.g. a sinner, traitor, etc.); to punish someone with death
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis); kākā
small build; small stature
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to leave; to go home; (arch.) to go; (arch.) to leave; (arch.) to pass (of time); (arch.) to die
anger; passion; rage; temper
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
to break up and start anew; to break out of one's shell; to make a fresh start; to go outside oneself
heaps of bodies and streams of blood; fierce battle