obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
ceremony; celebration; law code
present; current; in operation
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)
celebration (of ceremony); solemnization (e.g. of a marriage); solemnisation
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
manners and customs; folkways; usage
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
curtain; hanging; bunting
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(Japanese) empress; queen
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
medium; diviner; shaman; oracle
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
unpublished; not yet announced
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
research establishment; research institute; laboratory