to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
to be perturbed; to be agitated
literature; books (reference); document
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to crumble away; to collapse
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
without leaving any trace
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
primary cause; main factor
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to breathe while sleeping
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
endless; boundless; everlasting
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary