kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
thin string of dried abalone (often tied to a gift)
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
physical science; natural science; physics; lixue (Song-era Chinese philosophy); (arch.) philosophy
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
El Dorado; legendary land of wealth
dazzlement; bewilderment; daze
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
side dish; supplementary food
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
cooked rice; something one never grows tired of
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
steaming basket (traditionally clay or wood); steaming vat (for steaming rice in sake production)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions