principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
feelings; thoughts; meaning
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
taking a commemorative photo
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
being very busy; busyness
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to flip up; to tip up; to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
construction; architecture (of buildings)
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
government office; public office
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike