sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
kimono fabrics shop; draper's shop
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
doing whatever one pleases
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to start; to begin; to commence
for example; for instance; e.g.
ladder form of "high" kanji
birds and wild animals; wildlife
caricature; cartoon; comics
expression; presentation; representation; notation
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Buddhist incantation using chanting, drumbeating, and dancing
traditional art; traditional performance art
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
starting a train (or bus, etc.) before all the passengers are on board; making a snap decision; starting an action without considering objections to it any longer
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
had better ...; had better not ...
looking on from afar; being a spectator
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
palmyra; lusterleaf holly; patra (silver incense dish placed in front of a Buddhist statue)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
four-legged tray for festive food
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear