courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
mud; muddy; covered in mud
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
half-florescent; half-bloomed
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
feel (of a material); texture
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
recollection; reminiscence
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
loveable; very likeable; like very much
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely