reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
speech and conduct; words and deeds
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
several years; a few years
necrology; roster of the dead
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
minuteness; one millionth
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to appease; to suppress; to calm
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be sacked; to be dismissed
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
number of persons; personnel
negligence; carelessness; mistake
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
offense; offence; crime; guilt; punishment
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx