layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Ōei era (1394.7.5-1428.4.27)
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
manner of Heian era palatial architecture
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
zendo (Zen meditation hall)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
cypress bark roof; hinoki bark thatching
pyramidal roof; polygonal roof
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
buildings on the east and west side of the southern pond (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include