spirit; heart; disposition
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
(political) power; authority; influence
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
but; however; even though; even if
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
one's legal wife; legitimate wife
malignant disease; virulent disease
medicine; (pharmaceutical) drug; medical treatment; medical practice and dispensing of drugs
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
curse; spell; malediction
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
high priest; highly ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
one party; one faction; one clique
this occasion; at this time; now