monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
hoarse voice; husky voice
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
drunkenness; intoxication
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
weird; strange; mysterious
since when; from when; how long
(belief in) spiritual power possessed by sisters to protect their brothers (in the Ryukyu Islands)
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
useless; vain; aimless; idle
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
just because; even if; even though
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
vague recollection; faint memory
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)