regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
treatment; handling; arrangement; addition; musical accompaniment (in noh)
to be transparent; to show through
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug
to look down on; to make light of
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to reflect; to throw back light
in proportion to; just as much as
pride; boast; credit (to)
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to let out a cry; to break forth
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)