keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
consequence; result; conclusion
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
without reservation; freely; frankly
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
elegance; taste; refinement
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
white vegetables or fish simmered without soy sauce
Skanda (swift-footed guardian deity); great runner
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
addition; increase; Canada
scattered; separated; dispersed
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
(paper) cord for tying the hair
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
government office in charge of court music (ritsuryo period)
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook