ultimate; final; last; eventual
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
maintaining the status quo
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
conceit; vanity; pride; self-importance; egotism
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
feel (of a material); texture
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun); Indonesia
to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
cherry blossom viewing party
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
elegance; taste; refinement
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
eardrum; tympanic membrane
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant