thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
match (to light fire with)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
vault of heaven; vaulted sky; dome; vault; arch
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
exile; banishment; deportation
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
internal organs; intestines; viscera
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
dust; trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit; hustle and bustle (of life)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
concavity; hollow; depression
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
cloistered emperor; ex-emperor who has become a monk
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
your honored father; your honoured father
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to push away; to push aside; to shove
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat