minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
original idea; originality
in the face of the enemy; before the enemy
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
predecessor; people of former times
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
posterity; future life; life to come
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
drama; play; powerful drug
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
to die by drowning; to drown
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to drain the water; to lose the water; to squeeze out the water
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
ten rulers of the afterlife (who judge the dead and determine their placement in their next life)
front shrine; hall of worship