to join together; to combine; to join up
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
unprecedented; never seen before
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
spray; mist (not meteorological)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
flat-out run; driving at full speed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
expression; look; countenance; face
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to order; to command; to appoint
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
journey; route of a journey
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
cannot be compared with; no match for
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to go along; to walk along; to follow
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment