whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
change; alteration; substitute; spare; rate of exchange
prejudice; bias; distorted view
oblique line; forward slash
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
independence; self-reliance
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
rikka; formal style of ikebana
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
Genji and Heike clans; two opposing sides
maintenance; preservation; improvement
rationality; reasonableness
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
each; (arch.) you (plural)
vitality; (one's) life force
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
to lie down; to throw oneself down
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
prohibition; inhibition; ban
most part; greater part; majority
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound