bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
incident; affair; happening; event
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
to order; to command; to appoint
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
watering hole; watering place
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
of course; certainly; naturally
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to pass (of time); to elapse
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
tenth day of the month; ten days
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty