to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
relations; members of extended family
head house (family); birthplace; originator
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
very rich person; the super rich
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
living alone; solitude; solitary life
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object; paper doll used in purification rites
moral (spiritual) improvement; practice mental training; cultivate one's mind (soul)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to