mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
near; close; beside; third person
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
customer traffic; customers; custom
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
five (long cylindrical things)
to dye; to colour; to color
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
Avalokitesvara Sutra; Kannon Sutra
phrase (verse, line); one haiku-poem
lipstick brush; benifude (variety of Japanese apricot)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hymns of praise in Japanese
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
painting representing reeds around water with rocks, grass or birds made using characters (Heian period); characters written in a way inspired from that style
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous