gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
head; chief; boss; leader
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to squash; to crush; to flatten
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
inheritance; something given or received
blood congestion; -stasis
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
consists of; comprises; is made up of
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
commerce; trade; business
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
articles; supplies; parts
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
in the end; on top of that
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron