reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
mysterious profundity; quiet beauty; the subtle and profound; yūgen
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
head; lead; vanguard; first
presence; sitting with; being with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
stagnation; hindrance; delay
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to become an expert; to be master at
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to steer a ship; to manage; to take command; to take the helm
man; male; masculine gender
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years