near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
even if not; even without
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
fat; tallow; lard; grease
kakko; Japanese hourglass drum, played with sticks on both sides, traditionally used in gagaku
bowl; pot; (plant) pot; flowerpot; crown (of the head); skull
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
ill will; malice; evil intent
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
speech and behaviour (behavior)
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
pit viper (esp. the mamushi, Gloydius blomhoffi)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
and so; therefore; for that reason
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
government and people; government and private sector; public and private sector
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to draft; to write a rough copy
expressing one's opinion; speaking one's mind; making known; revealing
taking into consideration; making allowances
(one) letter; (one) character