play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)
soldier; warrior; person of courage; strong person; very capable person
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
difficult problem or question
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
morality; moral principles
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
base; basis; basis (linear algebra); base (topology); basis
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
to die out; to become extinct
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
dark of the night; darkness of the night
calm belt (e.g. doldrums)
grotesque; disgusting; gross
(for) the time being; (for) the present; immediate; present; (for) some time (after); checking account
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
every person; each one; everybody
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
whole nation; whole land; whole country
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
summary; generalization; generalisation
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal