monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
folding screen covered with gold leaf
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
(historical) investigation
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
council; conference; consultation
shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
weatherbeaten; exposed to rain
extensive knowledge; erudition
supervision; superintendence; chairmanship; chairman
grade of wood; quality of wood; cut end (of a piece of wood)
value; worth; virtue; blessing
hillock; small hill; knoll; hummock
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
hokora; small wayside shrine