unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
work-in-progress; working state
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
valuable article; valuables
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
young person; youth; young
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
one's later years; final years (in life)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
near; close; beside; third person
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
to make a speech; to address
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug