birth (esp. of a famous person); nativity
to harvest all of (a crop); to reap completely; to finish cutting (e.g. weeds); to taper (hair) at the back; to cut hair so that it gradually gets shorter at the back of the head
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
inside; interior; inner part
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
close-cropped hair; harvesting
purifying oneself (religiously) by abstaining from eating meat
about when; about what time; how soon
communal eating of food that has been offered to a god; sacrificial meal; eating together (with family, friends, etc.); communal dining
to lie deep in; to extend far back
4th day of the month; four days
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
water temperature (esp. bath)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
many; numerous; various; large number of
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean
blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
ritual; religious service; festival
ancestor spirit; ancestral soul; spirits of one's ancestors; collective ancestral spirit; (in Japanese folk belief) spirits of one's ancestors that have lost their individual identity and merged together
Kuroshio Current; Japan Current