natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
thousand years; very long period; forever
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
personal attendant; valet; maid
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to be a matter of life or death
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
cannot be compared with; no match for
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
completely; absolutely; totally
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize