squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
fallacy; conjecture; baseless thing; random thing
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
defence of Buddhist doctrines; god who defends Buddhist doctrines; defence of the constitution; religious power to dispel demons and diseases
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
false report; incorrect report; misinformation; false alarm
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
suspicious-looking; fishy
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
spare time; free time; leisure
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
washing machine (laundry)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
arbitration; intercession; mediation