to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to look away; to avert one's eyes
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
brilliant; bright; radiant
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
large hanging paper lantern
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
front; frontage; facade; main
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
worthless; pointless; useless
two (long cylindrical things)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
second generation; second; junior
gesture; gesticulation; motion
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to throw (oneself); to hurl; to cast; to stir (one's feelings); to get excited; to make (one's heart) pound
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to chant (repeat) the name of Buddha
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance