to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
splinters of glass; glass shards
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
parting; separation; farewell
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
program (e.g. TV); programme
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
simply; merely; only; solely
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
remembrance; recollection; recognition
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to shed light; to cast light
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
magatama; comma-shaped bead from prehistoric Japan, usually made of jade
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
people; citizens; subjects; folk
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
perpetual night; continuing all night
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate