background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to be exhausted; to be tired out
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
spring water; clear (pure) water
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
exemption; exoneration; discharge
a person of high morals; a Taoist
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced