praise and censure; public criticisms
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
article; news story; report; account
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
natural span of life; 250 years old
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
solemn; respectful; reverent; silent; quiet
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
abstruse; occult; mysterious
to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in); to impress (a person)
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
various aspects; various phases
tears of grief; crying with sadness
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
observance of the Buddha's teachings
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
performance; playing on stringed instruments
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)