how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
legendary; fabled; fabulous
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
usual; normal; stereotyped
every place; various places
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
memory; sense; experience
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm