tide; current; tendency; trend
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to go out and away; to leave
beautification; cleaning up; tidiying; glorification; idealization; romanticizing
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
long (time); protracted; prolonged
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to shake one's head (in denial)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
being somewhat excited (agitated)
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
(a person's) appearance; looks
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
decoration; ornament; trimmings
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth