title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren chant
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
here and there; everywhere
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to twist (yarn); to lay (rope)
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
pale; pallid; bluish-white
vague; obscure; dim; indistinct; ambiguous
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
silent; still; quiet; hushed