to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
preservation; retainment; keeping
to give; to do (something) for
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
clouds and haze; swarm (of people); throng; (flee) like the wind; (run) out of sight
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
root; source; origin; cause
immortal mountain wizard (in Taoism); Taoist immortal; supernatural being; (in Japan) 11th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. C)
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
by ones and twos; tears or flower petals falling quietly; gurgling bird sound; falling apart; crumbling; dish made from fiveleaf aralia sprouts, pickled daikon, walnuts, etc.
high-capacity; high-intensity; high-load
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to remove; to move out of the way
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested