to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
guess; speculation; supposition
region; limits; stage; level
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to discuss; to talk together
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to press a question; to cross-examine
conviction; belief; confidence
speculation; thinking; meditation
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
first thing in the morning
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to hang (something) on the wall
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
snugly; cosily; compactly
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to blaze; to burn brightly
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine