lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
process; course; mechanism
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
delivery; transfer; hand-over
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
thick curtain; drop curtain
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
because of; owing to; due to
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
male instincts; male frivolity
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness