to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
as far as the eye can see
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
joint together; opposite; facing
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up