ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
until now; so far; up to the present
complete change; about-face
sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
real thing; original; actual
near oneself; close to one; familiar
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
same kind (race); homogeneousness
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
internal conditions; true state of affairs
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
cooperation; collaboration
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
two times; twice; two degrees
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
definite; final; decisive; conclusive