to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
birth; creation; formation
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
February; second month of the lunar calendar
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sea level; (surface of) sea
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to pass (of time); to elapse
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
sending; forwarding; shipping
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve