to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
long time; long interval; for quite some time
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
younger scholar; future reference
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
workshop; studio; atelier
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
laboratory animal; experimental animal
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
study; research; investigation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence