lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
the earth below; the ground below; this world (as opposed to heaven)
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
hurrah!; long life; congratulations; full vent
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
music; gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to harm; to injure; to invade; to raid; to oppose; to rise against
married woman; woman; lady
bright red; crimson lotus flower
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
iron hammer; crushing blow
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
nishiki-e; multi-colour woodblock print
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
artists' chalk; white pigment; powdered calcium carbonate
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
great numbers; numerical superiority
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being