expert(ise); skill; dexterity
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
process; course; mechanism
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
exemplar; model; example; pattern
suddenly; all of a sudden
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
immortal; undying; indestructible
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
one end; an end; part; fragment
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
invisibly; secretly; privately
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
anyone; any person; whoever
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
simple; plain; honest; unaffected; frank; unpretentious
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
Hakuhō period (esp. used as a period of art history, approx. 645-710 CE)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
Buddha triad; image of a Buddha attended by two Bodhisattvas
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
in that way; like that; that way
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold