to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
round shape; circle; circular form
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
blood vessel; blood relationship
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
promise; vow; engagement; convention; rule; resolution
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
very much; exceedingly; extremely
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
discussion; deliberation; thought; opinion
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
recollection; reminiscence
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
somewhat below; slightly below
smoothly; easily; readily
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
mouth; speech; counter for people or implements
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on