to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to dye; to colour; to color
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
bishop's staff; khakkhara
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
all (there is); as long as there is
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
copybook printed from the works of old masters of calligraphy
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
difficult to ...; hard to ...
blank space; margin; blank canvas
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
go that far; to that extent
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent