reason; cause; circumstances
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
sharp sighted; easily awakened
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
decoration; ornament; trimmings
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
study; diligence; discount; reduction
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things