atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
money; coin; dough; moolah; brass
drop (e.g. of water); drip
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
greater than ...; bigger ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)