to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
small number; few; minority
while; during; while; although; all; both
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
a few years ago; some years back
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
by means of; due to; because of; according to
interior; inside; internal
intensification; aggravation
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous