paper-covered lamp or lantern
(one) letter; (one) character
occasional; infrequent; rare
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
female lay devotee; believer
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
menial; meanness; servility; abject
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
(another's) daughter; young lady
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
(person treated as a) plaything
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to feel comforted; to be in good spirits; to feel better; to trifle with; to fool around with
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)