sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
longing for others; wanting company
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
to be too late; to be too slow
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
place for storing things; container; compartment; closet; pocket
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
inclusion; complete coverage; comprehensiveness
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
another; different; separate; discrete
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
small tengu; promising young martial arts practitioner
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
certain; definite; clear; credible
one way or the other; either way