religious abstinence; purification
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
every evening; every night
cold-water ablutions (for spiritual purification)
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
purification through fasting and abstinence; confinement to one's house on inauspicious days to avoid misfortune (Onmyōdō practice)
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
body and soul; mind and body
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
matter of time; question of time
to explain; to make clear; to elucidate; to illustrate
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
sporadic; disconnected; discontinuous; scattered; at intervals; random
(one) letter; (one) character
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
either way; in any case; one way or another
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
deity; god; Amaterasu (as an enshrined deity)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)