cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
fast-talking; rapid talking
to paint (draw) a picture
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
(arch.) slow; (arch.) gradual; (arch.) steady; (arch.) calm; (arch.) composed; (arch.) relaxed
slow; gradual; steady; calm; composed; relaxed
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
the first and second; a few
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
more than anything; above all else
surroundings; circumference
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
putting into operation; invocation
relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
to control; to command; to get the better of
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
ray (any fish of superorder Batoidea)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
lamps lit at night in spring
sattva (being); bodhisattva
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
yellowish-white; pale yellow
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
passing (e.g. of a typhoon); going past