next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
to rain incessantly; to downpour
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
having ended; being resolved
to boil strongly; to be excited
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
ordinary citizen; the general public
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
to move (house); to change residence
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
action; operation; effect; function
wonderful; splendid; magnificent