bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
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)
rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
to discuss; to talk together
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge