to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
existence; possession; having; limited company
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
have to do; must; should; ought to
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
anciently; formerly; old times; a long time ago
subdued taste; refined taste; haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
classical elegance; antiquity
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
plaster image; clay figure
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
silence; stillness; quietness
fat; tallow; lard; grease
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
ten; 10; ten years of age
(period of) a year; during an era
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate