to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
remembrance; recollection; recognition
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
personality; character; individuality; personhood
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
flowers in full bloom; time of year in which flowers are in full bloom; the age at which someone (esp. a woman) is at the peak of their beauty; booming or peaking (in popularity)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to gather; to collect; to assemble
drama; play; powerful drug
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
study (for a role); preparation for a part (in a play, etc.)
to turn completely into; to become completely
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect