to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
seeing and hearing; (from) one's own experiences
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
water vapour; water vapor; steam
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
fertile; productive; fruitful
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to turn up (one's face or a card)
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
in one's own way or style
to have legs; to be able to get around; to be a good runner
wheat sheaf; stacked wheat
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
to knit together; to intertwine