segment; arthromere; metamere; somite
Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake
Bambusa multiplex var. elegans (variety of hedge bamboo)
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
scale leaf (forming part of a bulb)
many; a lot; much; multitude
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
each; (arch.) you (plural)
bamboo arrow shaft; arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)
kuma bamboo grass (Sasa veitchii); Veitch's bamboo
moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens); tall bamboo cultivated for its edible shoots
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
tip of a twig; tip; end; trifles; trivial matters
winter; winter season; winter moon
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
running through; traversal
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
regular square mesh pattern; square lattice; grid
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
only; just; merely; no more than
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
decision; settlement; definition
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence