holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
sunlight filtering through trees
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
being in love with each other
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
jealousy; roasted rice cake
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
round; spherical; circular
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
having a long torso and short legs; long-bodied and short-legged
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to awake from one's sleep
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion