to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
such a thing; something like that
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
sharing; division; draw; tie
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
when; how soon; how long until
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
taste; palate; sense of taste
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
letting (someone) die without helping
sense of smell; olfaction
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
at the last moment; this late in the game
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
handrail; railing; banister
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)