maintenance; preservation; improvement
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
speech and conduct; words and deeds
precondition; prerequisite
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
camping; campground; making camp
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
at that time; in those days
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
destruction; disruption; (application) crash