that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
fetus; foetus; embryo; baby in the womb; unborn baby
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to become dim; to become blurred
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
kagura; traditional Shinto music and dancing
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
equipment used in a ritual; ritual implement
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
singing and dancing; song and dance
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
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
vibration; vibrato; trill
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge