to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
technique; art; skill; move
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection
waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
growing older; aging ceremony (on New Year's Eve or the last night of winter)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
such ... as; or some such
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one's superiors; one's seniors
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days