hokora; small wayside shrine
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
while alive; during one's lifetime
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to rest; to relax; to repose
inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
adds force or indicates command
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
side; beside; feature of a sword blade
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
quiet; peaceful; tranquil
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
be (that) as it may; having said that
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute