centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
mythical two-tailed monster cat
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
loud shout; excited cheering
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
greeting; a fine thing to say
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
richness; fullness; lushness; body (esp. of food, wine, etc.); depth; weight
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
tension; mental strain; nervousness
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to live; to make a living; to get on with
cooperation; collaboration
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of