historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
The Golden Rule ("do unto others as you would have them do unto you")
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
(religious) faith; belief; creed
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
retirement (from the world); seclusion
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
ashes (of the deceased); remains from cremation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
curse; spell; malediction
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela