to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
dosa (ill will, antipathy)
discreet; modest; cautious
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
single word; a few words; brief comment
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
divine spirit; spirit of the dead
poem written by the Emperor or a member of the imperial family
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
Qin dynasty (of China; 221-207 BCE); Ch'in dynasty
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
statue of a noble character; your picture
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
image (esp. of a deity, buddha, royal, noble, etc.)