to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
nape (of the neck); nucha
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
closing; shutting; firmness; tightness; discipline
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
consequence; outcome; result; blame
a mountain's guardian deity
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
praise; glorification; extolment
wherein; therein; thereinto
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)