to sprout; to put forth buds
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to speak; to say; to vocalize
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
diagonal move (in the game of go)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
fat; tallow; lard; grease
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
action of making something; -ification
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
youngest brother; last disciple
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
rather; better; instead; if anything
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)