to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
world; society; people; the public
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
people; men and women; each person; everybody
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
in one's own way or style
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
Momoyama period (latter half of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, approx. 1583-1600)
utmost limits; extremity; limit
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
mausoleum; shrine; the (imperial) court
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
construction; architecture (of buildings)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)