distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
moaning; muttering; complaining
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
excretion; discharge; excrement
to degenerate; to lapse into
much less; to say nothing of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
torii; Shinto shrine archway
road approaching a shrine
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
addition; increase; Canada
god of beauty; goddess of beauty; Venus
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
water for washing or moistening one's hands
to pour (sake); to serve; to drink together
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
to hold something reverently with both hands
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
reproachful; hateful; bitter
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)