question; inquiry; enquiry
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
every year; yearly; annually
particularly; only; in the case of
sixth anniversary of a death
12th anniversary of one's death
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
witnessing; observing; sighting
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stiffen; to become stiff
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
ability; performance; efficiency
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to suppress one's emotions
to hide; to keep to oneself
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just