hesitation; hindrance; washroom
assertion; declaration; affirmation
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
disclosure; exposure; revelation
crude; inferior grade; sly; clever; disgusting; repulsive
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
magnanimity; generosity; welcoming personality
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
hundred days; lengthy time
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
agarwood; aloeswood; gharuwood; aquilaria tree; lign aloes
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
funerals and ceremonial occasions
king and princes; noble rank
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
(committee) chairman; president
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
seeing one off; farewell; escort
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
government office; agency; board
setting free a bird; bird to be set free
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)