to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
collection of books; (personal) library
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
beyond this point; from now on; after this
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
flour; meal; powder; dust
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
even if not; even without
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
being on duty; person on duty
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
to begin to walk; to set out
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling