furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
savage; wild; unruly; fierce; rough
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to dry up completely; to become stale
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
creation; Creation (by God)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
grave maintenance; grave keeper
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to torment; to torture; to harass
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
makyō; Chinese magic mirror; bronze mirror that projects a hidden sacred image when reflecting a beam of light
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
to make one's own; to take possession of
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
foundation stone; cornerstone
true state; actual condition; reality
-less; lacking; non-existing
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment