memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to break onto (shore); to wash ashore; to attack
to have the (full, general) selection available; to have (a lineup) from A to Z; to have the full array of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
questions and answers; dialogue
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance