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 (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)
to discuss; to talk together
mon; one-thousandth of a kan (unit of currency 1336-1870); 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); letter; character; scripture
tough; strong; stiff; tenacious
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
white Chinese phoenix; white Chinese firebird
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
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 injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
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)
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.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
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; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate