to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
troubled times; turbulent times
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
depravity; corruption; degradation
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
silver powder; powdered silver
powder snow; powdery snow
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
production (e.g. play); direction
like this; this sort; this way
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to differ; to vary; to disagree
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice