to rebuke; to scold harshly
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
shakudo; gold-copper alloy, often with a blue patina
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
divine power; sacred power; mysterious power; Shinriki (variety of rice)
(arch.) exposure; (arch.) clarity; exoteric Buddhism; public Buddhist teachings
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
charred; burnt black; scorched black
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
long-established; old-established; traditional
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
self-consciousness; self-awareness
something like ...; something called ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
tool; implement; means; furniture
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi