complete change; about-face
Japanese history; history of Japan
(quality of) signal reception
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
Shinto-Buddhist syncretism
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)
in high spirits; excited; energetic
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
attenuation; damping; decay
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be unable to bear (something) any longer; to be unable to put up with
pessimism due to decadent-age theory
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
wherein; therein; thereinto
bending and stretching; flexing and extending
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
manner of Heian-era palatial architecture
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
handheld game console; portable game console
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)