to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
black ground; black cloth
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
common evil; common fault
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
countenance; features; looks
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
government; administration
grand ceremony; state ceremony; important law; legal canon
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
prohibition; inhibition; ban
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
guess; conjecture; surmise
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
ink line; tool for marking long, straight lines on flat surfaces; inkpot; ink bottle
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
made by oneself; homemade
everything; anything; nothing
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
made-to-order production; job order production; production to order
to spread; to be propagated
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sharp increase; sudden rise
transactions; dealings; business
charge; grounds; suspicion
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
behind; in the rear; in back