pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
manners; behavior; behaviour
orphan; person without friends
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
man; male; masculine gender
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
both hands; both arms; ten
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
tradition; legend; folklore
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
appearance; look; aspect; strong spirit; mettle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate