to crumble away; to collapse
deep inside; innermost place
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to allow light to pass through; to shine light through
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(made of) stone; stone-built
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
function; facility; faculty; feature
addition; annexation; appendage
interior; inside; internal
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve