(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to like; to love; to be fond of
ethics; moral philosophy; (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (study of) Taoism; Edo-period popularized blend of Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings (popularised)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
with no effort at all; easily
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hills and fields; hill and dale
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
scene; view; prospect; outlook
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)