yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to dye fast; to leave undyed
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
as (for); for; in the capacity of
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
to mow; to reap; to harvest
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
evil; sin; vice; mischief
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
bodhi; enlightenment; happiness in the next world
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
true character; real nature
namely; that is (to say); in other words
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side