to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
(made of) stone; stone-built
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
emperor (of Japan); mikado
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive