counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
central part; heart (of a city)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
feel (of a material); texture
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
something like ...; something called ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to mix; to stir; to blend
don't you think?; indicates question
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to mix; to blend; to combine
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to make an appearance; to show up
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
good-quality; superior in quality
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)