stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
highest rank among priests; mountain ascetic monk; signs that distinguish Buddhist teachings from other faiths; title given to a great physician or painter
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
sore; erosion; ulceration; corruption; dissipation; becoming degenerate
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
national traits or character; nationality
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
racial or national characteristics
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
considerably; greatly; a lot
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
discussion; argument; debate
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to entrust; to leave to a person
unification of the written and spoken forms of a language
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character
court lady; lady-in-waiting
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
clearly; distinctly; vividly