scale; scope; plan; structure
difference; disparity; gap
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
rule; reign; peaceful times
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
hewn stone; quarried stone; ashlar; flagstone
box; box-shape; cube-type
hanger (e.g. for mosquito net); hanging strap; fisherman; angler
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
(social) position; status
to follow; to conform; to apply to
smallish; on the small side
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
two-storied pagoda (with a square base, pent roof and a round top)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
fragrant wood; aromatic tree
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan; wild boar (meat)
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
patterned cloth laid on a table or Buddhist altar; antependium