easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
wet; moist; soft-hearted; tender-hearted; sentimental
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
being cleared (doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
blood relationship; blood relative
historic; historical; traditional
to be factually incorrect; to differ from the actual facts; to not be the case
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
promotion; raising of status
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
local site; location for making or filming a movie
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
to focus on; to bring into focus
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
another; different; something else
to become clear; to be made public
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
near; close by; within reach; familiar
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above