prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
sincere; earnest; serious
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
opinion; intention; thought
welcome; (warm) reception
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); approach; foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
obedience; submission; resignation
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
just one person; only one
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unmistakable; evident; outright; authentic
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
commencing with; including
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement; views that never cross
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind