supreme; greatest; highest; best
pleasures of a pious life; entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha; pastime; entertainment; free admission
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
innumerable changes; infinite variety
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
invitation; introduction; temptation
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
publish; start (new) publication
two people; two monarchs; two rulers
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
dawn (sometimes esp. in ref. to the 16th day of the lunar month onward)
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember