pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
profitable plan; good plan
both; many; various; together
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to jump about; to jump around; to bounce about; to romp about
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
unique; peculiar; special
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
motherland; fatherland; native country
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
light; faint; pale; fleeting
incense variety used in kōdō (orig. from Thailand)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
disdain; contempt; scorn; abhorrence
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)