indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to become pale; to turn pale
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
jingling; (sound of) many people clapping together; healthy; robust; concluding successfully; (arch.) boiling (of water)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
glorious achievement; distinguished service
great person; eminent figure
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
ancient time; age of the gods