substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
attaining enlightenment; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
same; similar; (just) like; equal
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to squeeze; to bind; to wring; to screw in (e.g. a bulb)
tap; faucet; tap (on a touchscreen); tap dance; tap (electrical)
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
how; in what way; by what means
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
one's true worth; one's true self; what one is really made of
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin