waterfall; (arch.) rapids
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
imposing stance; daunting pose
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
heart; guts; nerve; central part
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
Kitano-tenmangu (shrine in Kyoto)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
inside; interior; inner part
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
space; interval; space character; whitespace
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to rescue from; to help out of; to save