just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
extinguishing a fire; fire fighting
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); being reborn; reincarnation
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
blending of Japanese and Western styles
(dead) body; corpse; remains
preservation from decay; prevention of putrefaction; embalmment; antisepsis
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
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historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular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 thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment