blending of Japanese and Western styles
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
on the occasion of; at the time of
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
divine command; heaven's will
brightness; splendour; splendor
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
unconfirmed; unidentified
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
death; the late; the deceased
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
realm of the dead; the other world; underworld; hell
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
phase change; state change; transformation
reaction of a living body
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
solution; solution strategy
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
looking pale; looking unwell
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to behave well (of a child)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down