one revolution; one rotation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
(how) many times; (how) often
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
in deep black; in jet black
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
slim; slender; slight; delicate
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
reason; cause; circumstances
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
solitude; loneliness; isolation
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features