feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to shed light; to cast light
Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to peel off and fall; to flake away
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
nothing but; none other than
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
as if it were about oneself
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
only; merely; but; no more than
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
choices; alternatives; options
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
the Three Sacred Treasures (Mirror, Sword and Jewels); three sacred emblems of sovereign rule; the three divine symbols of the Japanese imperial throne; (set of) three status symbols; three necessities
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
reality; actuality; hard fact