grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus); African grey parrot
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
to understand each other well; to relate to; to strike a sympathetic chord
to take charge during someone's absence
renewing oneself; changing one's way of thinking
The Tempest (play by Shakespeare, sonata by Beethoven)
miscreant; scoundrel; villain
sacred teachings (esp. of Confucius); Confucianism; Christianity; Buddhism
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
idealistic thought (argument)
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to prevent; to take precautions
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
each; (arch.) you (plural)
hedge; fence; border; limit
as; because; with; due to
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)