to become better; to improve
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
invoking a deity during a festival held in that deity's honor; medium's invocation of a deity to take possession of her (to receive his divine message or revelation)
to bring; to take; to bring about
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
absolutely; positively; decidedly
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
being startled; getting a shock
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
shielding; sheltering; screening; shading; masking
though; even if; whether ... or ...
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
carnivore; carnivorous animal
coating (esp. lacquering)