to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
it is I who should say so
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
finish; finishing; finishing touches
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
from the viewpoint of; according to
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
light blue; pale blue; aqua
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
here and there; everywhere
all night long; all through the night
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
ritual purification; cleansing of crimes, impurities, etc.
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
transparency; degree of clearness
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
lightly; easily; carelessly