alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to become better; to improve
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
remaining; left-over; excess
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
pride; boast; credit (to)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to attempt; to test; to try out
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after