authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
start of a sentence, phrase, etc.
to find out; to discover; to detect
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
tapestry; wall hanging; banner
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
(with a) start; fright; alarm
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
button (clothing); push-button
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
illumination; decorative lighting
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
when in Rome, do as the Romans do
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated