heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled
returning; coming back; returning to the service of one's master
large container; person of great talent
to be enchanted; to be charmed
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
person of doubtful origin
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
article; discourse; dissertation; editorial; leading article; leader
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
northern or southern lights; aurora borealis or australis
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
emperor (of Japan); mikado
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
length and width; length and breadth; every direction; all directions; as one wishes; as one pleases
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
general term; generic name
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; reaching one's peak (as a performer, etc.); reaching the highest echelons; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight
holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)
secret ceremony; ritual; sanctum sanctorum
to depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
high dimension; higher dimensions
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
wandering; roaming; drifting
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
one's predestined length of life; destiny; fate
public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); displaying (a Buddhist image); revealing (something that is supposed to remain hidden); opening (a gambling house); holding (a gambling party)