miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
failure; mistake; blunder
instant; moment; for an instant
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
whispering into a person's ear
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
square formation (of troops); magic square
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
tiled; covered with ceramic tiles
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic