paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
to let out a cry; to break forth
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
certain; definite; clear; credible
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to revere; to respect; to worship
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
microorganisms; saprophyte; saprophytic bacteria
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
abandonment; giving up; throwing away; disposal; dumping
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
distortion; falsification; perversion
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
close; intimate; on good terms
treble; high singing voice
bald mountain; denuded mountain; bare hill; treeless hill
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
preliminary test or trial; tryout
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
odds and ends; all; every
adaptation (of a novel, play, etc.)
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch