to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
large biceps; well-developed biceps
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
nape (of the neck); nucha
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
starting point for an ascent (mountain, stairs, etc.); base (of mountain, etc.)
that; he; she; that person
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
pull; patronage; tug; discount
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
beating time with one's foot
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium