compatibility; coexistence; standing together
dance where a female dancer dresses up as a man (late Heian to early Kamakura period); noh dance performed by a man without a mask
crops; agricultural produce
ceremonial offering to the deities by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
want to ... do something; would like to ...
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting