to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
hidden reserves of strength; latent energy; potentiality; real strength
moving about; stirring about
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
workforce reduction; personnel cut
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to keep a watchful eye on
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
all countries; the whole world; universal; all nations
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
infant; baby; little child
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
long (time that has passed); old (story)
the other day; recently; this time; on this occasion
to cast; to mint; to coin
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
(noh) musician; orchestra leader
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
(arch.) dancing girl (end of the Heian period); prostitute; tempo in gagaku