sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to go past; to pass; to pass by
lack of unity; inconsistency; disharmony
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
multistoried building; castle; palace; shrine
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
manners and customs; customs and habits
nude (figure, painting, statue)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era
Eiga Monogatari (11-12C epic); A Tale of Flowering Fortunes
westward trip; trip to the West
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
sincerity; honesty; truth; faithfulness
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
oh my; dear me; wow; indeed; truly
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
Carmen (novel by Prosper Mérimée, opera by Georges Bizet)
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; tall building
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open