the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
day of month; counter for days
a second time; again; once more; twice
other; another; over; more than; I; me
oral instruction or teaching or method
kirigami; the art of cutting paper (in contrast to origami); cut paper; paper cut in half; paper scrap
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet; attached paper
the gods of heaven and earth
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
being initiated (e.g. into the secrets of an art); receiving instruction (in); being taught
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
chicken, goose and pheasant; (arch.) cuckoo, Japanese bush warbler and wagtail
many bird; various kinds of birds; (arch.) plover; (arch.) Japanese bush warbler; (arch.) Japanese nightingale
the three powers (heaven, earth and man); everything in the universe
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
vexatious; troublesome; complicated
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
deviation; departure; (accidental) omission
sanctification; consecration
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
traditional art of incense appreciation; Way of Fragrance; kōdō
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do