charm; incantation; spell; curse
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
in the end; at the end of the day
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
for example; for instance; e.g.
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
follower; attendant; valet; servant
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
small fraction; small proportion
influential person; man of importance
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to be smeared; to be covered
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word