(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
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to order; to command; to appoint
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
happy memory; sweet memory
those (near the second person)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
don't you think?; indicates question
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
reason; cause; circumstances
parting; separation; farewell