pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
corridor; hallway; passageway
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
homa-mandala (fire altar)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
large triple gate to temple
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
108; one hundred and eight; the number of kleshas, worldly thoughts and passions; the sum of 12 months, 24 seasons of the solar year, and 72 microseasons of one year
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
crouching; formal crouch performed at the beginning of a sumo or kendo match
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to pile up; to accumulate
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
rosary; string of prayer beads
to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
white mustard (Sinapis alba)
to be mixed in with; to blend with
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
to burst open; to pop; to split