dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to trample flat; to beat a path
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to be conspicuous; to stand out
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
ceremony for the repose of a soul; ceremony to pray for the long life of the emperor, empress, crown prince, etc.
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
hostility; antagonism; opposition
the power of prayer (in Buddhism)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set