to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
it is shameful to reject the advances of a woman; shameful is he who spurns a woman's invitation; (lit.) not eating the meal set before him is a man's shame
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
charming; fascinating; attractive
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to press a question; to cross-examine
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
starting point; starting line
a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
to die; to lay down life's burden
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
one part; one portion; one section
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
Chinese poem with five characters per line
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan