natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
prime minister (in ancient China)
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
competing; competition; auction
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thereupon; shortly thereafter
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
sealed letter; sealed document; enclosure
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
one matter; one case; physical intimacy; sexual intercourse
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
difficult to ...; hard to ...
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart