tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
literature; books (reference); document
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
every place; various places
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
striking; remarkable; considerable
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
leather cover; leather binding
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
the same; the said; likewise
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
oppression; suppression; pressure
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much