to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
passionate; ardent; enthusiastic
absolute beauty; classical beauty
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
to write down; to note; to remember
death (of an emperor); demise
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
first anniversary of a person's death
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
one jō and six shaku (4.85m); statue of Buddha measuring one jō and six shaku; sitting cross-legged
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
new building; new construction
mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
remarkable; striking; obvious
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
woman; lady; adult female
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
wandering; rambling; roaming
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
guess; conjecture; surmise
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
existence; being; life; survival
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend