essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise
combination; union; binding; bond
refinement; purification; gentle persuasion; winning over; influence
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
Buddhist image used as jewellery or to decorate one's home
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
representative; exemplary; model
peeling off (e.g. of paint); falling off (e.g. of tiles); exfoliation; desquamation; excoriation
plaster image; clay figure
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
dried lacquer; dry lacquer (technique); kanshitsu; technique for making objects (vessels, sculptures, statues, etc.) from many layers of hemp cloth soaked with lacquer
garden lantern; hanging lantern
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident