white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
last night; yesterday evening
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
mountain range; Lian Shan (Xia period method of Chinese divination)
form; shape; figure; visage
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
incessant falling (e.g. rain, snow); prolonged continuation (of something)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
jumbled; in disarray; scattered randomly about (small items)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
action; operation; effect; function
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
in the same way as; just like
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly