logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to be absorbed in reading
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
self-conceit; self-centeredness; vainglory
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)
France; French (language)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
superstition; superstitious belief
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to give; to let one have; to do for one
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop