to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
lasting (work); sustained (effort); prolonged; long-winded
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
bronze statue; bronze sculpture
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
practice; practising; training; study
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
everyday life; daily life
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
public lavatory; public restroom
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
while moving; on the move
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
such; like that; that sort of; very
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
image; figure; figure; form; image
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
no matter how much time passes
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square