to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
polish; improvement; burnishing
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
acoustic material; acoustic absorbent material
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
to go over one's head; to be beyond one's comprehension
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
opposite side; other side; other party
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
all one's wisdom; (lit.) bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group); the smart one; fount of wisdom
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable