traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
(medical) doctor; physician
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
willpower; energy; vitality
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
wash basin; wash bowl (incl. portable bowl in a public bath)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
dealing with; coping with
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for