to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
river which often overflows its banks
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
heating power; thermal power; firepower
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
reaching; attaining; arrival
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
in order; in turn; one by one
correction; rectification; mending; repair
3rd day of the month; three days
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to slap; to strike; to spank