for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
silence (not speaking); muteness
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
knowing; (an) acquaintance
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
something like ...; something called ...
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
each individual; each person
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
sincere; earnest; serious
to look around; to survey
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet