structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
worldly affairs; public affairs
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
keenly felt; heart-wrenching; heart-rending
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
the deceased; the departed
related to the teachings of Buddha; able to be saved by Buddha; related; relevant
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
profound; careful; mature
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto; my spouse
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear