mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
anything and everything; just about everything
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
coating (esp. lacquering)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be expensive; to be costly
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
condition; figure; appearance; voice
too (much); overly; excessively
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper