dead center; dead centre; right in the middle
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
unanticipated; unexpected
for many days; for several days
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
electricity; (electric) light
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
uppercase letter; capital letter; large character; large writing; the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"; huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
door; gate; opening; title page
for example; for instance; e.g.
to pray that one avoids disaster or illness; to pray for harm or death to come upon someone; to curse; to charm; to conjure; (arch.) to treat illness (with a prayer)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
illustration (e.g. book); picture
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
exceedingly; extremely; dearly; most of all; above all else
serious; not joking; straight
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
something; some kind of; for some reason