easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
square (of a number); multiplying (a number) by itself; second power
process; course; mechanism
casting; cast-metal object
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
embodiment; realization; materialization
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
reinforcement; strengthening
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous