preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism); preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism); second highest priestly rank in Buddhism; monk (esp. the head monk of a temple); master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
corridor; hallway; passageway
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
Manjushri; Manjusri; Bodhisattva that represents transcendent wisdom
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright