(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
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
three sides; small offering stand
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
starvation; famine; hunger
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
false; punish; crime; law; ruler
wickedness; evil; wicked person
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling