to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record
filtration; filtering; percolation
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
east face (e.g. of a building)
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
(not so) much; (not) very
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
to rank next to; to come after
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
lively group (usu. young people); dynamic bunch; group (art)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
long time; long interval; for quite some time
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
using together; mixing (usage)
Amitabha triad; image of Amitabha Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Mahasthamaprapta
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
moderate; proper; just right
bequest; relic; cherished (by the deceased); treasured
young person; youth; young
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
touching; moving; painful