art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to smear with blood; to kill
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
nine-character charm chanted with ritual gestures to ward off evil (esp. by mountain ascetics and adherents of Esoteric Buddhism)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
no matter how much time passes
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops