tacit knowledge (knowledge management terminology)
Japanese (people, language, style)
artifact spirit; in folk belief, long-lived objects (household objects, living beings, nature, etc.) become inhabited by a spirit
the first star to appear in the evening
self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
lukewarm; tepid; indifferent; halfhearted
strong-willed; strong of heart
to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
ancestor worshipped as a deity
morality; moral principles
stringlike; thready; linear; filamentous; filiform
adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
boiling in an iron pot; boiling to death (punishment during the Warring States period)
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
white horse; unrefined sake
to get out of shape; to lose shape
to be frank; to drop all pretense
stolen goods; loot; spoils
obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to shoot or fire off an arrow
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to get late; to advance; to wear on