to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
what people say; rumours; public opinion
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
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
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
style of tie-dyeing used during the Nara era
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
maid of honor; maid of honour
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
Great Bodhisattva Hachiman (title of Hachiman due to Shinto-Buddhist syncretism)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion