excessive praise; undeserved praise
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
gold dust; silver dust; sand; grit
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
poetic style typical of Man'yōshū
(electric) torch; flashlight
with a flash; brightly; dazzlingly; sparklingly; brilliantly
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
personnel (of public building)
rare; uncommon; unusual; curious
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
mask worn by a bugaku dancer
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
item; commodity; list of articles
what kind; what type; what sort
fine; minute; detailed; meticulous; precise
furniture; fixtures; utensil; treasure
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
outsider; layman; amateur
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
rejection of Buddhism; expulsion of Buddhism
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
calamity; disaster; misfortune
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top)
striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange